My grandfather, or as I called him, Poppese, my partner. I was a fatherless child raised by a single mother who moved back with her parents to help lighten the load of having a child unmarried and alone, grew up with two loving grandparents and one very special great grandmother(a blog of her will come later), my grandfather stepped up to the plate and became like my father figure, and I know I couldn't have a better person to be my father. He picked me up from preschool, hiding oreos in his truck, taking me to the Fryburg Fair and buying my greasy french fries and hambugers, and when i got older bringing me to friends houses(he was the only one who could remember where they all lived), sporting events, school issued events and the occasional random drive to look at the leaves. I never went without having him cheer me on during sports and after giving me a list of things to improve on.
When I was seven he was diagnosed with Asbestosis Poisoning and was put on an air tank with oxygen for the remainder of his life, and that never stopped him from bringing me places or watching Paramedics on tv eating ice cream with me.
I grew up with an amazing man as my role model and as amazing step in father for me to understand how a man should treat a woman. I learned how to put down a hardwood floor(however i cannot remember that haha), random foods like french toast grilled cheese that my friends love, and how to make the perfect frappe. This man taught me how to make bubble letters, how to throw myself on a ball while in the goal, how to tell a good friend from a bad one, that drinking was no good, and to keep my word. This man was the one man in my life to always be there for me, and I will always adore this man, and call him not only my grandfather but my father. This man was an amazing person to me and i loved knowing him and i loved being his granddaughter and partner.
He died when i was about to enter my sophomore year of high school and was not around to see me make it through boarding school, graduate high school and complete my first year of college. But i do know that he would be so proud and so happy for me and love the people who are in my life.
I love you Poppese, forever and ever. I'll always miss you <3 Rest In Peace.
