A Tribute to My Grandmother

June 4, 2010 · Ego · 12 comments | Tags:

Four months and sixteen days after my grandfather passed away, his soulmate — my grandmother — joined him. I was given the honour of participating in a tribute that involved several people my grandmother knew. Being the youngest of the selected, I spoke on behalf of all the grandchildren. Just before my grandmother was laid to rest, I stood in front of a cathedral full of parishioners with handwritten scrawls that held together my tribute speech, and emotions that were probably much less composed. Herein is the transcribed version.


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Blue Spanish Eyes: In Memoriam

January 21, 2010 · Ego · 13 comments | Tags:

My grandfather passed away at sundown of January 7th, following complications from pneumonia and a stroke. His funeral, though bungled with the complications of small town tradition, was underlined by sharing wonderful memories of my grandfather and collecting strength from family, which lightened the grief just when we needed it the most.


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