I Lost My Grandpa Lost mine today.. 69 years young.. received the call shortly after I posted...

Sorry for your loss, it is sad when we lose our grandparents. My grandpa's bday just passed 2 days ago and lost him 17 years ago. I still think of him every year when those dates arrive.
Some people don't realize how precious they are to us until they are gone, it saddens me when I hear the loss of a loved one who meant so much to us.

I have a deep admiration for our elders (since I work in a nursing home facility). I see the loss all the time, but it hurts more when its our own. I lost my grandma 4 years ago and she was a gem to me.
Sorry for your loss. I hope you got to spend time with him before he passed.

Serenitree · F

I am so sorry. I know you're going to miss him. I have a way that I keep my lost loved ones close. I have a notebook that I write down the memories as I recall them. There are things you think you'll never forget, but I like to write about them anyhow, just to be sure they're always reachable. I've shared so many stories with my grandkids and the greats too, which I might have forgotten if they weren't written in a notepad.

Just a thought.

Condolences just seem so insufficient.

I think this says it beautifully.

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

Mary Elizabeth Frye

Feb. 24/17
7:22 pm
EST