Grandpa

Paul Whittle

1924-2009

I don't even know where to start with my grandpa. I think the last 15 years of his life he has just been waiting to be reunited with my grandma. In his death I can be happy for him that he will finally get to do that. The last couple years he has been in a nursing home and has had a slight case of dementia. These last couple years with him has been fun. He was always calling everyone sweetie and everyone was his girlfriend. Everyone at the nursing home loved him! A couple of the residents even had crushes on him! Below was last year at Christmas he was showing us his boxing moves before he chowed down on his lunch.

The picture below is from his birthday last year. He and Michelle were giving me a thumbs up for the camera! I absolutely love this picture :o)

Grandpa blowing me a kiss! Every time I said good-bye I would blow a raspberry on his cheek. I have no idea how this tradition started but I had been doing it since I was a little girl.
Giving a wave to the camera.
Today I washed my car for him. He always loved a nice shiny car. I don't care what kind of car it was, if it was nice and clean he liked it. My grandpa always held a soft spot in my heart because I was very attached to my grandma who died when I was only 13. I have countless fond memories of my grandma and grandpa because they always baby sat me as a kid. I used to fake sick when I was in grade school so I could spend the day at my grandparent's house. I remember my grandpa (just as my dad did) telling us stories about monsters trying to scare us until my grandma would come in and save the day. She would always say "Oh, Paul leave those kids alone!"

My grandpa was a great man and lucky him to be with his wonderful wife again. He has lived a long healthy life and I know he's been waiting to go home for some time now. May sound weird but I know he has. I'm sad for him to go as he is my last paternal grandparent but if this thing called heaven is really there I can smile for him.

Love you Grandpa! Say hi to my daddy for me!! :o)