#this'll be the second summer in a row I'm attending both a funeral and a wedding

[karanan]

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Lost my maternal grandfather last weekend. He'd been sick for a while, mostly old age and heart failure. He would've turned 89 later this year so his time was come. From what I understand he fortunately passed peacefully in his sleep at the hospital after descending into delirium in the past week. I last saw him on Easter when I was visiting family, he seemed very tired but otherwise up and walking.

My grandpa was a kind man who always had my back. I'll never forget when I nervously came out to my grandparents and grandpa immediately grabbed his phone to change my name in his contacts and enthusiastically showed me. He would call and angrily complain if I had been treated unfairly by a company or service. He spent over 65 loving years married to my grandma. He built so many things in his life, and did not forget to nurture in his own quiet way. Rest in peace grandpa, I love you.