Dear Grandpa,
I am so relieved to know you're not suffering anymore. At the same time, I can't believe you're gone. I can't believe I'll never see you again, I'll never talk to you again, I'll never get to tell you that I love you again.
Thank you for giving me an amazing childhood, for always telling me how much you loved me and for always making me laugh. You always made me feel as though I was the most special person in the world. You saved my life when I was a teenager--without your understanding I don't know that I would have survived. Thank you for standing up for me when I needed it the most.
I picked up the memory book you filled out for me for Christmas as soon as Dad told me you died. I can't thank you enough for doing that for me. It will be invaluable as I learn to life my life without you in it, because your handwritten words will live on forever.
Yesterday as we were sitting around your bed, Grandma told everyone the story of how "I was the reason you quit drinking and started going to church." She told us that one day when we were spending time together, I wrapped my arms around your neck and said "Grandpa, please don't drink beer anymore. I want you to go to heaven so that when we die, we can be in heaven together." She said you never took another drink after that day. Now that I'm an adult, I know you would have gone to heaven even if you drank beer, but the fact that you stopped out of your love for me is overwhelming. I can't wait to thank you for that when we meet again in Heaven. You truly were the greatest man I've ever known.
I love you and I will miss you every day for the rest of my life.
god bless you & your family & may he be with you today & always.