tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post6679596690206633383..comments2012-01-29T08:25:54.190-05:00Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191478655490153526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post-74410212660572404522012-01-29T08:25:54.190-05:002012-01-29T08:25:54.190-05:00My grandfather died in 2005 at the age of 96. Unfortunately my mother (his daughter) died 4 months later from cancer. So I went through the bitter (because of the double loss) sweet (because of the memories) task of sorting through literally thousands of photos in my parents basement in Michigan and am so happy to have the ones that I do, like you said, to hold onto. I am not sure in this digital age that our children understand it, the faded faces sometimes barely recognizable, but I guess that is our job as parents to preserve those kind of memories as best as we possibly can. Your grandfather, like mine, sounded like an amazing man and you should find comfort in knowing that you had so many fantastic years of memories with him.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686312762339831425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post-30786835696030037002012-01-25T14:59:19.200-05:002012-01-25T14:59:19.200-05:00Thanks so much for your sweet words. The sadness comes in waves but it is nice knowing that a lesson I learned in his death may inspire some others to grab hold of those memories :)Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191478655490153526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post-34586432897387405982012-01-25T12:37:54.835-05:002012-01-25T12:37:54.835-05:00Your Umpah sounds like a wonderful, wonderful man. I&#39;m sorry for your loss and so very thankful that your wrote this post. I will gladly trade my cool card for photos and videos of those that I love.Amy E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13399633793243102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post-36311896864577311392012-01-23T22:24:31.480-05:002012-01-23T22:24:31.480-05:00I&#39;m sorry for your loss, honey. Sounds like a great man ;)Katie @ Loves of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07841348340467277988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post-62473384677642776142012-01-23T18:43:02.551-05:002012-01-23T18:43:02.551-05:00This brought me to tears (in a good way). While I am sorry for your loss, I love that you hold such fond memories of your Umpah close to your heart. This was a good reminder to me to hold my family a little bit closer and tell them I love them every chance I get.Katyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04450272483608202887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789854785155178916.post-60420850250690629222012-01-23T14:13:52.146-05:002012-01-23T14:13:52.146-05:00What a wonderful tribute to your grandfather. The world lost an incredible man, for sure. I hope you find comfort with your family and thank you for sharing. <br /><br />I&#39;ll charge up our digital video camera. Great advice.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963924636338812102noreply@blogger.com