[Closed] just raising a glass to my grandad.

I'll join you, cheers to him.

Mine died back in 1998 at the ripe age of 94.
He was truly one of the most interesting people I have ever had the privilege to spend (a lot of) time with.

My father died 8 months later aged 61, he was who I am today & the reason I'm suffering with a dusty room now, if I can only be 1/2 the people they were I will die happy.

Cheers to Pook's grandad.

Mine left us about 13 years ago. Only family member that I really connected with. I missed his death and funeral. And I still get really emotional about it....

Anyway, here's to Grandad's!

Aye, happy birthday to him.

EDIT- Them.

Good on you.

Never met mine and my dad and his sisters barely knew him either.All dead now.
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In a Japanese POW camp apparently,not too pleasant an end either.
A glass of red to them all and to yours too Pook. Treasure the memories.

pook i raise my ginger beer glass to your grandfather too (and everyone else's). my grandfather died back in 1998 aged 84 from a stroke (he'd had a few beforehand 🙁 i miss him (he was more like a father to me than my grandpa/never knew my real dad).

One of mine died before my birth, the other when I was 8, 5 years after my dad, his son.

Sorry to hear about your loss. Its hard when your close to them.

Mine died last year from cancer was horrible Just before my little girl was born and met him only once. Down the coast in my nans holiday home for the nice weather and there are photo's of him around. She stood up to 1 and said "gran gran " today. Brought tears to my eyes know she wont see him but on a happier side atleast she got to meet him. Miss him loads .

Mine went a few weeks ago, great Barnsley man, miss him.

Dude.

*chink*

Cheers Grandpa Pook, I'll have one for him. And one for the uncle I lost to Asbestosis yesterday morning aged 80.

happy birthday to pooks grampa (raises my final glass of wine for the eve)
ill be loosing my nan really soon, like you she is the only family member who ever really understood me 🙁 ill be pretty sad soon.

A nice sentiment.

And some moving comments above.

My glass is raised.

I'll raise a we dram of Lagavulin to your Grandad and to anyone who has lost a loved one recently.

Oooh, heck, just over 12 year ago my Grandad died. Grandads, they are interesting in a way of their own, and have seen many things, I doubt we will have seen anything like the changes they have by our 80s/90s. Just newer smaller telephones.

Mine was in the region of 90, in April 2000.

Cheers to em both.

Raising our glasses to him. 12 months since Kevins mom died at 92, I never met his dad who died at 56. Its been a hard year for the girls and us to get over it. She was every thing to us. Another Barnsley lass

Good health, im filling up now.

Grandad Charlie had a go at surfing when he was 75, when his eyesight got too bad he surrendered his driving licence and cycled everywhere - even restored a bike to get around on. I didn't visit him in his final weeks in hospital (because I was quite young) but in a way I'm glad as I remember him in his prime. Heres to all our Grandads.

Never got to know my Mums dad, he died when I was a youngster. He had been a sargeant serving with a tank regiment in WW2 in Egypt I think.

Not that he would have been keen to recount his past I would give anything to have a 30 min chat with him right now.

to pook and and all the above.... when we all have a shit day at work or look back at failed relationships etc etc think about the good times we have all had with our own families no one can ever take those away!!!! so all join me in raising a tankard. glass or whatever vessel you have at hand and toast all those great people that we have lost!! lets hope we all see them again..... red gone down the hatch!!!!