My Grandpa passed away earlier this week. He was a strong man, in every sense of the word. Physically, he was a triathlete, and a tough competitor. He showed me to how to give my all in everything I do (and no matter how hard I tried, I never could beat him in a game of Monopoly). He was stubborn, and showed me how to be strong willed and stand up for what I believe in. He was brilliant, and am proud of all his accomplishments at NASA, and elsewhere. What I adored the most about him was the way he loved. Even after he had dementia, he could still tell me about his first date with my Grandma. He told me how he knew right away she was something special. He kept her out later than he said he would so that she would miss a date she had later that day. She ran away from home in order to marry him. From that day he did whatever he could to make her happy. From watching them, I knew he lived to make her smile. Their love story is better than any I've read about and I'm blessed to have been around to see it.
Rest easy Grandpa, I love you.
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