My grandfather was my personal hero. I am trying to write an obituary for the local newspapers-this is the first draft. What I have said here is not a fraction of what he meant to me. One the things he always tried to impress upon me was how fortunate we were to be Americans. FR helps to sustain that belief in me every day.
1 posted on
11/12/2001 5:32:43 PM PST by
91B
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To: 91B
Mitchell County. You can see Heaven from there.
My condolences. He sounds like a great man.
To: 91B
How blessed you and your family are to have had him.God bless his soul.
28 posted on
11/12/2001 5:54:20 PM PST by
fatima
To: 91B
Your grandfather sounds like a man who would be a hero to every caring honorable America. Sorry for your loss. Seems America lost a hero too.
To: 91B
Well said.
To: 91B
God Bless your Grandfather, a Veteran and a golfer. I am so sorry for you loss. My Thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family.
34 posted on
11/12/2001 5:56:20 PM PST by
deadhead
To: 91B
May he rest in peace and may God grant you peace and heal the void created by losing your Grandfather.
35 posted on
11/12/2001 5:56:27 PM PST by
GWfan
To: 91B
God Bless You and Your Grandfather.
(I was very close to my grandfather also.)
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To: 91B
91B, my condolences.
What you wrote is very moving. Your grandfather would be proud of you.
And, what wonderful memories you'll always have of him for the rest of your life. God bless you both.
Sincerely, summer
40 posted on
11/12/2001 5:58:27 PM PST by
summer
To: 91B
*salute*
41 posted on
11/12/2001 5:58:37 PM PST by
Skywalk
To: 91B
Our condolences. Another hero is embraced in the loving arms of God.
45 posted on
11/12/2001 6:01:54 PM PST by
eleni121
To: 91B
Sorry to hear about your grandfather's passing.....I lost my grandparents 43 days apart.....My grandfather came from Italy in 1914 as a child and owned a shoe shop in Manhattan.....I remember I made him take me on the Cyclone at Coney Island when I was a kid:0)
46 posted on
11/12/2001 6:02:01 PM PST by
geege
To: 91B
Your family was blessed with mighty fine stock. God bless your family, and may your pride for your grandfather be spread across America.
To: 91B
I am sorry for you loss, but hope and pray that he leaves you with many wonderful memories. May God bless you and yours. We could never repay our veterans for what they have done for us.
50 posted on
11/12/2001 6:04:38 PM PST by
4CJ
To: 91B
What a lovely tribute, 91B. Please accept my condolences.
51 posted on
11/12/2001 6:04:38 PM PST by
manna
To: 91B
I am grateful to several generations of your family for their willingness to sacrifice so we can enjoy freedom today. Looks like good values stretch back quite a few years in your family.
52 posted on
11/12/2001 6:04:50 PM PST by
Justice
To: 91B
I feel your sorrow. My father-in-law died in August, and a close [elderly] friend died this week. They both served in W.W.2. She was in the Army Nurse Corps. in Italy during the war. They could have known your Grandfather! Pray for them all.
53 posted on
11/12/2001 6:05:09 PM PST by
potlatch
To: 91B
What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful American!
My grandfather was also a Spanish American War Veteran.
Your grandfather will live on in you and everyone who knew and loved him.
54 posted on
11/12/2001 6:05:22 PM PST by
basil
To: 91B
Prayers for comfort for you and your family during this difficult time. Your grandfather was indeed a true American Patriot.
To: 91B
What priviledge you have had with such a man in your life! God Bless your family, my prayers are with you.
To: 91B
Please accept our sympathy for your loss. What a wonderfull grandfather you had.
A Rose for you from my wife Eve and me.
65 posted on
11/12/2001 6:16:48 PM PST by
Dubya
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