The first memory that comes to mind is when I was assigned to be grandpa in his navy years for a family reunion. It was for Grandpa's b-day and each family presented some part of his life. In preparation for that I had to get the info out of Grandpa without him knowing what it was for. Mom told me I just needed to get him started and he would do the rest. I asked him one simple question and he just went on and on about his time in the navy. I couldn't take any notes during his story time and had to write them down afterwards in order to prepare my "story time." It's a good thing Grandpa liked telling stories about
his past. He had such an interesting life. - Mckay



I would love it if you could put in the song I sang at the funeral. It's called Long Time Traveller and it's by the Wailin' Jenny's. It goes like this:

These fleeting charms of earth
Farewell, your springs of joy are dry
My soul now seeks another home
A brighter world on high

I'm a long time traveling here below
I'm a long time traveling away from home
I'm a long time traveling here below
To lay this body down

Farewell, kind friends whose tender care
Has long engaged my love
Your fond embrace I now exchange
For better friends above

I'm a long time traveling here below
I'm a long time traveling away from home
I'm a long time traveling here below
To lay this body down

To lay this body down




He was always the teaser.
Nowadays I can't eat pasta without thinking of my Italian grandpa.

Deia
I FEW THINGS I REMEMBER.... (not necessarily in any order) Dad coaching my little League team Dad (Forked Tongue) doing Indian Guides with Phil & me (Little Deer) Dad instigating & participating in our neighborhood water fights Dad's sourdough pancakes Dad baptizing and confirming me on Saturday so Granny could be there Dad being at all my baseball, soccer, basketball and football games Dad's father and son golf trips Dad calling the cops on Mom, me and all my friends as we toilet paper the Preston's for my birthday party Dad and me building the gazebo and changing rooms by the pool Dads building the tree fort we spent hours playing "Lost in Space" in Dad wandering around the back yard early in the morning because it was his favorite time of day Dad and his famous "kitchen sink" breakfast omelets he made the day before Mom would come home from a trip Dad and Mom coming to Chile to pick me up from my mission Dad being a witness at my temple marriage Dad throwing the baseball or football with me in front of the house after coming home from work wearing his suit Dad studying for the California Bar exam in the family room Dad taking movies of us as we came down the stairs for Christmas with his huge spotlight on the camera Dad letting us all jump on his back while laying on the floor and rolling over to knock us off Dad joking about my "new name" in the middle of the temple when I first took out my endowments Dad freaking out as we all tried to tickle his feet Dad helping me as I learned about my new profession as a State Farm Agent Dad hiking with me to find help after we ran out of gas in the houseboat at the Delta Dad fixing up a bathroom in Mexico at a closed down hotel we stopped at for the night Dad chasing Aunt Joan around the house during Thanksgiving Dad and I trimming the trees at Granny's house in Palo Alto Dad being my Dad...You will be missed!!! - Uncle Todd When I started dating Phil, Dad was not very sure about me. He thought Phil should date more since he had not dated a lot before then. All he knew was that I was a farm girl from Wyoming. The first thing he said when he met me was, "You didn't tell me she had freckles!" I asked if that was a good thing and he responded that it was and I knew it would all be okay. I tried to prove to him that I was good enough to marry into the family. It was fun to cook his favorite foods and find out he loved lemon meringue pie just like my own father did! He always treated me so well with much love and kindness. – heidi I always felt very close to Grandpa. I keep on thinking about all the fun times we had with him and all the wonderful meals that he made. There are so many memories I have of him, but they seem to be slipping away the more I think about them. One of the most recent ones was before my mission when he shared with Chase and me, his conversion story. That is something that I will treasure forever. It has helped me out in more ways than one, and I hope that I can share similar experiences with those that I meet. The things that I remembered most about him was how caring he was and all that he did for his family. Grandpa made sure we were all taken care of. I will miss him greatly, however, it has made my knowledge and testimony of the Plan of Salvation that much more sure. - Kory