To my Grump~

You touched so many of us with your teachings, kindness, love and patience. On November 3 in the evening hours, Grams was calling and you gratefully answered. It was time for you to leave us for you have touched us and left an everlasting impression upon us. It was time for us to walk alone and you to join the first love of your life. It was time that the pain and suffering that you never deserved to come to an end. It was time.

No matter the pain and grief we are now dealing with will ever come close to what you felt at the end. But know you were loved beyond explanation and I feel my life is blessed and lucky to have been apart of yours. I know that you will live on within me, my brother, my mother, stepfather, cousins and everyone else that were lucky enough to have met you and experienced your light.

I will always be amazed at the modesty and drive you had as a person, a friend, a husband, a brother, a son, a father, and a grandfather. I do hope when it becomes my time to join you that those around me will feel the same as those i am meeting during this difficult time.

I will always love you. I feel a loving warmth knowing you and Grams are together once again. You are an inspiration to me and will continue to be tho you are not physically here with me. Tho, I will never be able to here your voice or laughter or advice again - I KNOW that i will be able to make the important decisions because i have had some many wonderful years with you.

Forever yours,
Katrinka