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Things to know about my Grandpa Stone....

  1. He called me Anne Kay sometimes....I liked it.
  2. He was on his way to the temple with family names in his pocket when he died.
  3. He loved the temple, and loved serving there.
  4. He did his home teaching the night before he passed away.
  5. He helped me paint "my" cemetery fence, because he knew and cared about "our people." (and because he wasn't too old)
  6. His voice is the voice I hear every time I read anything by Dr. Seuss.
  7. My earliest memory of him is him holding me and reading Dr. Seuss with me, I think I memorized Hop on Pop just for him.
  8. He made the yummiest waffles you ever ate.
  9. He was the nicest babysitter I ever had.
  10. He was always so very happy to be with family, it was visible and contagious.
  11. He always remembered and asked about something going on in my life, it made me feel important.
  12. He loves my silly, crazy Grandma.
  13. He never turned down an opportunity to serve others or to help someone in need.
  14. He was a Marine in World War II, but would never talk about what he did, or what it was like. Because he did it because it was the right thing to do, and he was no better than anyone else who did what they had to do to. 
  15. I never heard him say anything bad about anyone, ever.
  16. He loves my mom, and he is a good dad to her. He gave her a happy life, and taught her what was important, and gave her lots of love.  She shared those things with us so we could be happy too.
  17. He tried lots of crazy things, like flying an airplane, and hiking scary mountains, because he was never too old to try new things.
  18. He was a selfless, patient caregiver, to lots of people.  His service to them impacted a lot of people's lives.
  19. He liked to fish.
  20. He is the best example of humility, sacrifice, and service that I could ever hope to have or follow.

Comments

Joey Tracy said…
I like your list.
Melynn said…
Wow, he sounds amazing and someone I would like to be like. I think I need to go buy some Dr. Seuss books for my kids.

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