... felt over-dressed. As the night progressed and more people came to pay their last respects to my Grandpa, I paid attention to their clothing. I know this was not a formal funeral, but is it really okay ... -flops? I really was appalled at people's choice of clothing. I looked at my Grandpa lying in the casket and remembered all of the memories I have with him. And I just thought to myself that I don' ...

... ) virginia (dot) edu ) and he will add it to this post.We love you Grandpa and Grandma! From Grandson Robb McCollum My best memories of ... benefit from it. Consequently, we always knew that each time we came to visit Grandma and Grandpa, the first thing he would usually say after hello was to ask us how we were doing in school. While we always knew the question was coming, ...

... Lake Michigan. I think they must have spent a lot of weekends there.19. I can't tell if Grandpa had his own business during the war, but that's my impression. However, after the war, I gather he ... they figured they had to take what they were given. Had Mom not mentioned to me the issue of the family name, I would never have known Grandpa had longed for a grandson.24. I have the desk that sat against ...

... driving to school on Thursday morning. Although this was not unexpected, it was unexpected. See, Grandpa has always just been there. A quiet presence, in the background, but a solid presence. Unfailing. ... grandpa replied. "I'm doing this for the school children, so they'll have a clear path". That was grandpa. He saw a need and he filled it. No bells, no whistles, no patting himself on the back.At ...

... naturally to values and a world that it would be easy to forget. We all respected Grandpa because we knew he had really lived. Anyone who has settled in three different continents, risen up the ... Grandpa was born in changed almost beyond recognition in his lifetime, ours was a contemporary Grandpa. He had a laptop and could surf the web before most of us! My first laptop was one of granpa's hand ...

... itself out soon.Ava really enjoyed the time spent with Grandma and Grandpa. It is unbelieveable how well she seems to reason and form sentences. She has quite the little personality - all girl! Interestingly, when you ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she will answer "a cowboy".While Grandma and Grandpa were in town:We hunkered down during tornado warnings / Hurricane FayeWent to ...