To remember Oliver Kenneth Johnson,

[phlagm]

Granddad died today. I flew hurredly to New Mexico last weekend to see him because we knew it was coming. He had had cancer for over a decade and was supposed to be dead long ago, but he didn't let that slow him down. In fact, he used to wear me out when I was a little kid (though I am on the low side when it comes to energy). He had been great

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*hugs*

[guttermuffin]

I didn't know him... but I'm sorry for your loss and I'm thinking of you. I don't have to know him to know that he was proud of you. Thank you for sharing his stories.

[soma_seal]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Those stories and memories you shared were so heart-warming... I'm glad you have them to hold onto.

[chantdesoiseaux]

Jeremy, I'm very sorry for the loss of your grandfather. It's so hard to lose the people who mean the most to us, even though we know it will eventually happen. I wish I had gotten to meet him.

I especially dreaded the loss of my mother, and couldn't imagine how I would handle it. When it happened it was surreal, and I sometimes still think of her as being here, just a phone call away. I know you're hurting, and I sympathize completely.

It helps me too to think about things my mother told me, stories of when she was young and we children were young. I think it's good to put your family stories down in writing to share with others and eventually with your own children and grandchildren. You and your granddad had a special relationship, and he'll always be a part of who you are.

Please let me know if there's anything I can do for you.

your granddad

[madlydeeply]

he sounded kickass, and he was fortunate to have a grandson like you who appreciated who he was. seems like so few people have the opportunity to get to know their grandparents as people, and not just as grandparents. you obviously did, and that's why i found what you've written here to be so powerful and so sweet