Post by jkflash on Nov 8, 2016 22:10:20 GMT -7
Today I went in to work to find my mother on her phone in tears. I asked what was wrong to find that my grandfather had passed away. To say I was heartbroken was a tremendous understatement. My grandfather had many medical issues all working with eachother against him but he fought as long as he could. This has been a tough day to say the least. My grandfather was an incredible man who had a ton of stories to tell and I loved nothing more than to listen to him tell them. From the cars he drove to his days playing football and getting try outs with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers he had so many interesting tales that I could go on for days. My favorite was when I was about 7 years old he took me to the gas station near work where he would frequently go in for coffee or donuts. On this day we went to the donut case, he looked over his shoulder, grabbed a donut, said "watch this", and took a bite. While chewing the donut we went to the counter and he asked " this one has a bite taken out of it. Can I get a discount?" I had never laughed so hard. My Papa Rodger was my hero. He did many of the things I would want to do in my life. Now he is gone. Today when I went to work there was a slight mist but once I was told of the news of his death the sky started to turn blue and the sun shone through as bright as Papa Rodger's smile. I will forever hold him close to my heart with my wedding ring. It was a ring he gave me when he lost it years ago. I looked for it with him for several hours but to no success. The next time I saw him I asked if he ever found his ring and he replied "yes. I'm glad I did because I wanted you to have it". I had to have it resized, Papa had about a 24 size ring and I needed a 14. But that is the ring I had blessed when I got married. I love you Papa Rodger and will miss you dearly. Thank you for all the great memories.