Funeral Information

I know I’m not the only one who feels like Winnie the Pooh in this clip right now. Whenever I did something wrong and would find I didn’t like my parent’s advice, I’d go straight to Gramps’ house. More often than not, he’d give me the same advice my parents did, but somehow his delivery left me feeling better than I did after hearing the exact same thing from my mom or dad. He was my go to man for 28 years.

Holy crap I miss my grandpa. I miss that he’s not sitting out on the front porch when I pull into my parent’s house, telling me I drive like a bat out of hell, or that I may have hit a few kids on the way in. I miss that he can’t give me a big bear hug because I’m sad. I hate knowing that the next time I do something stupid, which probably won’t take long, I can’t go to him for the comfort of knowing I’m only human and we all make mistakes. I’m so grateful for being able to have last words from him, even if they were “Hey! I thought we were trading you in for a motorcycle!” (Long story, but I love that his sense of humor never left him.)

Having a warning that our Gramps would soon be passing, gave us an opportunity to say our goodbyes rather than having him taken without notice. Even knowing his time was short, there are still so many things that were never said. I, along with many others, couldn’t have ever thanked him enough for all he’s done.  

The viewing will be Monday, April 2^nd from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Broomhead Funeral Home, 12600 S. 2200 W. in Riverton. Gramps funeral will be held Tuesday April 3^rd at 11:00 a.m. at the Stake Center located at 12154 S. 3600 W. Thank you all again for the love and support through this difficult, yet peaceful time.

Meg