Last week we headed up North to Salt Lake City, UT for Tyler's grandpa's funeral. We were actually pretty shocked to hear this sad news as it seemed so unexpected.
Grandpa was here in Phoenix just last October (2009) and was enjoying time playing with his great grandson Hank. We LOVED having him here... he was such a loving and caring man. As we headed to Salt Lake, we later found out that Tyler would be a pall bearer and help carry his grandpa's casket.
I asked Tyler what some of his fondest memories were of his grandpa, and he told me that he loved hunting with him, picking raspberries with him, and eating grandpa's home made peanut brittle. Grandpa told us when he came down in October that he wanted us to know that 4 years ago when we had picked him up at the airport, that he would never forget the love that Tyler and I showed... he had never been given a bouquet of flowers before, and he said it really touched him. You could really tell that he loved his family, and the smile he would give said it all.
What a blessing to have known such a sweet man, you will be missed Grandpa!
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