Grandfather died on Monday

[Cerpin Taxt]

Got the call on Saturday afternoon.

After enjoying his morning coffee in bed, he fell as he got up to use the restroom and hit his head on the ground pretty severely.

He still managed to get up and get dressed, but after explaining the fall to my grandmother, he laid down again on the bed. He initially dimissed my grandmother's suggestion to get checked out at the hospital, but after a few minutes, he suggested that she call an ambulance.

By the time she returned from the phone, he was unconscious, snoring on his bed. He never regained consciousness. My family and I stayed at his bedside in the hospital from Saturday night thru Sunday and until Monday at about 12:15 when he drew his last breath.

To say he was a prince of man would be to woefully understate his character. He was loved be everyone that knew him. His passing was a terrible and yet inevitale loss. He was 84.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Sorry for your loss.
:rose;

 

[Golgatha]

Sorry for your loss. I've lost 2 Grandmothers this year (ok, last year, 2010) as well.

 

[BoomerD]

My condolences.

 

[amdhunter]

 

[jme5343]

Sorry brother. Lost the only grandpa I ever had back in 1997. Still get choked up when I think about him, or the conversation turns to discussing him.

 

[Modular]

Sorry for your loss.

:rose;

 

[santuitman]

Sorry for your loss but good that your family was close enough to be there when he passed.

 

[LTC8K6]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[God Mode]

He's just kicking ass in another dimension now.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

In his lifetime he had been a milkman, a mailman, a fireman, a boxer, a carpenter, an inventor, and finally for the bulk of his life, a farmer.

He had been married to my grandmother for 63 years.

After he retired from farming you could see the years of toil catch up with him. He'd had both hips replaced, an irreparable dislocated shoulder thanks to a clumsy orderly, knee problems, and basically his body was just crumbling down around him. He absolutely hated it, and for those reasons part of me is overjoyed for him now.

I'm still going to miss him terribly, though.

Thank you all for your sympathy.

 

[highland145]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[qliveur]

My condolences to you and your family. I miss all of my grandparents.

 

[Zargon]

My condolences. 2010 saw the passing of both my wife and I's grandfathers.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

You have my condolences.

 

[edro]

I'm sorry for your loss.
When I die, I would prefer to die from a sudden event like that.
I have seen too many people die a long agonizing battle with cancer or old age.

 

[skyking]

you have our condolences.

 

[Jadow]

RIP and sorry for your loss.

The first pick totally looks like a guy of that generation, and you just know your grand pappy plowed that hawaiian chick, FTW

 

[SKORPI0]

Sorry to hear about your loss, may he RIP.

Looks like he had a good life, but the circumstances about his death is sad.
I'll be happy to reach his age one day if I'm lucky.

 

[Printer Bandit]

thought of this after seeing the first pic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I&ob=av2em

 

[Howard]

RIP

 

[kitchiku]

sorry for your loss. until now I miss my own gramps who passed away 2 years ago.

 

[dmcowen674]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Powermoloch]

rip

 

[kranky]

Sincere condolences on your loss. Anyone of whom it can be said "he was loved by everyone who knew him" is a special person. 63 years of marriage is awesome as well. May he rest in peace.