In Memoriam

Yesterday was my Grandpa's birthday and next week will be the anniversary of his death. He was one of my favorite people in the whole world and I always really admired his incredible talent as a watercolor artist. He was first major loss that I experienced in my life. I miss him greatly and think of him often in Autumn in particular. His life was filled with loving and long-lasting companionship in family and friends; bountiful wit and good humor; pastimes including world travel, painting and other creative pursuits, golf, sailing, and teaching his grandchildren to fish; and public service as a veteran, an optometrist, and a leader in general in the small-town community that he called home. He cared about others and it really showed. He used to call me "punkin"(like pumpkin) or "punkin' head" - which I loved. :)