My dad was four years old in 1929 when his father died. He wore a blue serge suit with a crisp white shirt and short pants to the funeral. He had to be held up to see into the casket. When it was done, his grandfather got down on one knee to look him in the eye and told him, “I’ll be your daddy now.”
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Sasha says:
Thanks for sharing all of this with us, Suzanne! It’s amazing.
On September 4, 2005 at 9:08 am
Carol says:
That is so sad and so sweet!
On September 4, 2005 at 9:21 am
Sonja (from HCRW) says:
Wow.
On September 4, 2005 at 9:47 am
Eve says:
Ohhhh, how heartwarming. Thank you for sharing this with us.
On September 4, 2005 at 10:07 am
Robin P says:
That broke my heart but how sweet of his grandfather to say that. Were they always very close?
On September 4, 2005 at 10:32 am
Kelly says:
OMG, Suzanne, you really know how to get person in the heart.
On September 4, 2005 at 11:36 am
Tori says:
That’s so sad, but sweet, too.
On September 4, 2005 at 12:34 pm
Carol Burnside says:
Very touching. I was a child when we last made a trek to South Texas for delving into the past. It’s sad how our kids today don’t know what it is to have a grandparent living with them, next door or just down the road.
On September 4, 2005 at 1:14 pm
Desperate Writer says:
*sniff*
On September 4, 2005 at 3:15 pm
Michelle says:
Ohhhh! I would have been bawling. 🙁
On September 4, 2005 at 5:58 pm
raine says:
Suzanne, that’s an absolutely beautiful picture.
No words necessary.
On September 4, 2005 at 9:56 pm
Anna Lucia says:
That’s lovely, Suzanne. God bless his Grandfather for that.
On September 5, 2005 at 3:07 am