Rest in Peace Grandpa 03/19/2010
My Grandpa was a very interesting man... Very different by any standard; had great stories, who knows what was true and what was a creation of his great mind! He had met the devil in person, and had a direct telephone line with Jesus Christ... Who has that? Ah.... He did! He had a degree in engineering, but was an autodidact in Chemistry, and that was his passion until he became blind... He was Chemistry Professor in the University until well into his 80s. He built schools to teach the kids in his farm, and paid the teachers out of his pocket... To their parents, he taught them different trades. He always helped the others, built homes, built schools... He was a true altruist. But my grandfather also lived in the moment. That man lived his life to the fullest... He lived in many places, and had many children. 13 officially. They were all borne in different zipcodes, it seems. With my grandmother, he had 10. She died young, of meningitis... She was, he says, the love of his life... He then remarried and had 2 more - they are probably around 28 and 25 years old... And got divorced and married his third wife, fifty years younger than him, and had his last daughter when he was 78 - she is now 17... Manuella His moto was the old cliche that you can only regret the things you don't do... And that if you feel in your heart that you should do something, then do it - always take the risk, err to the do, and not to the don't. My grandpa was a teacher... Not of chemisty, physics, math... But of life... We would talk for hours on no end, and he taught me many great things, that will be with me to the day I die... He died peacefully in his favorite place in the world - his beach house... He was not in pain, had no tubes, was not sick... He just took a deep breath, and it was his last... He was 95. Grandpa, I am sorry I haven't seen you in a while... But one day we will seat together again, and this time I will be the one telling you all my stories... Grandpa, watch over us, and continue to teach us, ok? You will never be forgotten, you were loved and admired, and you marked generations and generations to come... Rest in Peace Miguel... Enjoy, you now can see again, isn't that wonderful? Comments03/19/2010 4:42am
So good that your grandad was not in again and in his favourite place..
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Rumblepurr 03/19/2010 5:32am
I'm sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts.
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Fuzzy Tales 03/19/2010 6:53am
Sending (((hugs))) and universal Light for your loss. He seemed to be quite a special person and I'm glad you had a great relationship with him. I'm also glad he passed peacefully and quickly--none of us can ask for more than that.
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Your Grandpa sounds like an extraordinary man who lived a wonderful life. A life that as you so eloquently expressed was lived to it's fullest each and every day with passion and love. Thank you for sharing...and may God bless you in your time of sorrow.
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May the memories of love outweigh the grief of loss.
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03/19/2010 10:38am
We're sorry for the loss of your grandfather. He sounds like he was quite a man.
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03/19/2010 10:46am
I am so sorry for your loss. You were so lucky to have him for so many years. I know how much you will miss him. Sharing his memory is the best tribute to him!
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'Kaika 03/19/2010 2:17pm
We are so sorry for the loss of your wonderful grandfather. It sounds like he truly celebrated life.
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03/19/2010 4:49pm
We're sorry to hear about your grandpa...it sounds like he had a good life and was an interesting man.
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03/20/2010 2:11am
We're sorry that you lost your grand father. He sounded like a very interesting person. Best wishes for Bugsy
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Poppy Q 03/20/2010 2:59am
I am sorry to hear about your grandfather, and I know you will miss him. Sounds like he had a good long life.
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03/20/2010 11:31pm
So sorry about your loss!! Your Grandfather was a wonderful and had the right attitude about life! We will keep you in our purrayers!!
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03/21/2010 9:45pm
We are sorry for your loss. This is such a wonderful tribute you've written your grandpa. He sounds like he was a really great man. We are praying and purring for you.
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03/22/2010 5:43am
We are so sorry about the loss of your wonderful Grandpa. We are sending you lots of comforting vibes. We are also sending Bugsy lots of healing vibes for his procedure today. (((hugs)))
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