Methodical and meticulous fixer; hearty hand-shaker, hugger and singer; extremely patient giver; memorizer of long poems; Saab driver; cable-slide maker; household handyman; congenial conversationalist; septuagenarian soccer player; careful grammarian and enunciator; long-term babysitter extraordinaire; good sport; trailer-pulling traveler of the nation; adventurous traveler of the world; slide show producer; enduring soccer game watcher; active daily walker; convivial neighbor to many; bedtime-story reader; slow cooker of daily oatmeal; faithful attender of all big or small family events; lover of -- and perfect companion for -- my grandmother.
These are just a few of the things I saw him be-- and I only knew him for the last third of his life. He lived well, loved well, and died well. We are thankful.
(This picture was taken a few years ago -- when he was already well into his 90's. Although he was a giant of a man, figuratively speaking, he wasn't quite as giant as he looks in this picture-- my grandmother is sitting down. :) )
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