Grandpa

On September 17, 2008 my Grandpa passed away at the age of 83. Although he was getting older it was still was a shook when I learned that he passed away peacefully in his sleep. He lived a full life and had 8 children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Although these days are sad for us on earth it was a glorious day for my Grandpa as he was a believer and is now with the Lord.

I remember when we were young and visited my grandparents Grandpa would always be in his office working. I am not sure what he was actually working on but we would always ask to "help" him. He would give us papers that we could hole punch and shred for him although most of the scrap pieces of paper that he gave us ended up with tons of holes in them. We would work on the corner of his desk while he continued to work. Later when he bought a computer he showed us how to use it. We would also go bike riding with him and Grandma to Lacombe Park Lake where we would put our feet in the lake and sometimes we would have picnics at the lake.

Although in the past couple of years I did not visit him as often as I would like I would think of him often. When I visited him he would tell me stories of when he was a young man in Holland and I will remember all of his wonderful stories. I am going to miss him.