Seated in the office with nothing much at hand but happy pink thoughts and my mind wonders to a very special person who with his golden heart will not be cracking jokes no more. At least not in a long time.
With a title like Grandpa Darly, you know he must have been a very special person. And he was indeed that. He called me Darly since I was named after his wonderful wife-grandma Anne and he was a trained teacher. I gave him the title too.
Grandpa Darly was a giver. Of many things. To me, he gave love, joy, good advice, lessons on life experience and unforgettable hearty laughs!
To my mum he gave life, love, discipline, understanding, support and, among countless other things, an incredible model of parenthood. And I know when my dad married my mum; he gave him many many of those very same things.
Hearing what had happened was like a slap in the face. It was what Mom and I would call “our worst fear”. I had called him the previous day and even still it seemed like the least likely explanation. Like it was a kind of a joke. Or miscommunication. Still “our worst fear” turned out to be the best for grandpa Darly.
I will always miss Grandpa Darly, but he’s keeping better company now than he could here with us. It’s always hard to remember to celebrate their life rather than dwell on the sadness of the loss. I just try to remember that it’s only a loss for us. For him everything is perfect. Everything is as it should be.
I love you, Grandpa Darly . Thank you, from the bottom of my heart for being absolutely everything a Grandpa Darly should have been. We celebrated Christmas with Grandma Anne and as much as she misses you, she says you left us the love you so generously shared and I have the pictures to prove it!
See all the love around Grandma Anne? She has the kindest heart a person could ever be created with and we appreciate, love and pray for her now, a trillion times more...
Rest In Peace Grandpa Darly.
With a title like Grandpa Darly, you know he must have been a very special person. And he was indeed that. He called me Darly since I was named after his wonderful wife-grandma Anne and he was a trained teacher. I gave him the title too.
Grandpa Darly was a giver. Of many things. To me, he gave love, joy, good advice, lessons on life experience and unforgettable hearty laughs!
To my mum he gave life, love, discipline, understanding, support and, among countless other things, an incredible model of parenthood. And I know when my dad married my mum; he gave him many many of those very same things.
Hearing what had happened was like a slap in the face. It was what Mom and I would call “our worst fear”. I had called him the previous day and even still it seemed like the least likely explanation. Like it was a kind of a joke. Or miscommunication. Still “our worst fear” turned out to be the best for grandpa Darly.
I will always miss Grandpa Darly, but he’s keeping better company now than he could here with us. It’s always hard to remember to celebrate their life rather than dwell on the sadness of the loss. I just try to remember that it’s only a loss for us. For him everything is perfect. Everything is as it should be.
I love you, Grandpa Darly . Thank you, from the bottom of my heart for being absolutely everything a Grandpa Darly should have been. We celebrated Christmas with Grandma Anne and as much as she misses you, she says you left us the love you so generously shared and I have the pictures to prove it!
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See all the love around Grandma Anne? She has the kindest heart a person could ever be created with and we appreciate, love and pray for her now, a trillion times more...
Rest In Peace Grandpa Darly.
I can feel the love all the way. He was a very special person.
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous, he indeed was a very special person...thanks 4dropping by..
ReplyDeleteYou have touched my heart in a special way I feel like I knew your Grandpa Darly. He seems like he was very dear to you and am sorry for the loss.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading Anonymous and I too, wish you got a chance to know him. He was dear to all of us who knew him. Thanks for dropping by..
ReplyDeleteThis is very touching. May he rest in peace.
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