Jeanne Sue: "I remember Grandpa filling the skating
rink. We would go ice skating and have hot Chocolate
at Grandma and Grandpa's."
Jody: "I remember how much Grandpa loved his
animals. Once we went to Merrydale Park to go
feed the horses."
Jim: "I remember one time I got a flat tire in Arimo
and my tire broke. Grandpa came and helped me
get my tire changed."
Julie: "I remember after Grandma died, I was at
Grandpa's house admiring a Christmas cactus.
Grandpa said "I've got a plant in the other room that
always blooms." It turned out to be a silk plant!"
James: "I remember when we went to Grandpa's to
chop wood and what a wonderful time we had just
talking and visiting him."
Erick: "My favorite time with Grandpa would have to
be when we would go over and chop wood for the
winter. To know that I was doing something for him
and with him."
Bill: "I remember going hunting with Grandpa. I loved
sleeping over with Grandpa and not being able to go
to sleep. at 2:00AM Grandpa would come in and say
"If you don't go to sleep, you won't be able to go hunting."
Erin: "I remember going hunting with Grandpa and all his
energy and endurance and how much he enjoyed it."
Kara: "I remember Grandpa taking me to ride the horses."
Stacey: "Grandpa was the best fisherman because he
always seemed to have the biggest fish. I also remember
how proud he was of his tomatoes. I really appreciated
the birthday cards he sent every year."
Jonathan: "Grandpa always remembered to send a
birthday card."
Jeremy:"One time we were at a family reunion and
Grandpa remembered my birthday and gave me a
birthday card."
Darrin: " Grandpa was a kind, good-hearted man.
One of my special memories is about the day I learned
how caring he could be. We had decided to go fishing
for the day on the Blackfoot River. As Grandpa powered
the LTD toward the river, we passed a hitchhiker on the
road. We promptly pulled over and the stranger galloped
toward the car with his bag. Being only 11 or 12 years old,
this alarmed me because the man running toward the car
resembled Charles Manson and I had no idea what his
idea of a ride was. Grandpa was calm when he turned
to me and said "Anyone can be down on their luck, and
it won't hurt us to help him out." The man got in, my fear
slipped away, and we learned that the stranger was a
good fellow. We pulled into Blackfoot a few minutes
later and stopped outside a restaurant to say goodbye
to our passenger. He thanked us for the ride, and before
he could walk away I saw Grandpa slip him a folded bill
and say '"It's almost time for lunch." The stranger walked
away and as we drove on I thought I saw a twinkle in
Grandpa's eye that can only come from goodwill."
Deon: "I remember riding Peanuts and Red with
Grandpa out at Mom and Dad's house."
Brian: "I remember going over to Grandpa's
and how proud he was of his giant tomatoes."
Jason: "My most favorite memory of Grandpa is of all the
times we went to help chop and stack wood at his house."
David: "Grandpa gave me my first fly fishing rod,
I will always remember him every time I use it."
Shawn: "I remember during the winter we would
go to Merrydale Park and Grandpa would saddle
the horses and tie a rope from the saddle horn to
our sleds and pull us around the pasture.
Grandpa was famous for tricking us when we went
fishing by getting a bite and handing the pole over to us
without letting us know that there was a fish on the other
end. I will always remember Grandpa's fishing lessons."
Mike: "I remember driving around with Grandpa
and listening to his stories about growing up."
Keri: "I remember riding in the top of Grandpa's Camper
when we would go camping. I also remember Grandpa
always having sugar cubes in his pocket to feed the
horses whenever we would go see them."
Jamie: "Mostly I remember going fishing with Grandpa
and how much he enjoyed taking us fishing."
Connie: "I loved going to the World Fair in Spokane
Washington and sliding down the animal shaped slides
and Grandpa catching me at the bottom."
Michelle: "Having Mickey Mouse pancakes with Grandpa
at 4:00 in the morning and going to Disneyland. He always
cared about the little things."
Nick: "I love listening to Grandpa tell stories. He didn't
always get the names or the details right, but I always
understood what he was trying to say. I wish I could have
heard more of them. I also loved to eat the vegetables out of
his garden. They were the best vegetables that I had ever seen:
His tomatoes were the biggest, his cucumbers were the best and
his rhubarb were the sourest. I remember sitting at his house
when I was a kid, hour after hour, waiting for the bird in the clock
to come out. I tried to shoot it with my little toy gun,
but to this day I never have hit that bird. I will miss his stories,
his vegetables, and the bird in the clock. I will miss my Grandpa."
