I’ve been going through some old family photo albums lately and have come across many pictures of my father, who passed away 21 summers ago. Justine was 10 years old and it was very traumatic the day he died. We were all at the big old house Justine loved. My dad was barbecuing and went into the house to get a knife and never came back out again. He had a heart attack in the back porch while we waited for him to return with the steak knife. As you can imagine, it was quite a frantic scene when my mother discovered him lying on the floor. I’ll never forget Justine, her sister Candice, my nephews Eric and Matt all lining the big staircase peering down at the bedlam below.
Justine wanted to speak at her grampa’s funeral and she was already an award winning public speaker at that age. You can read more about that here. I just found her handwritten eulogy among my mother’s photos.
Cathy Lynn Brooks 
Funny but the writing seems to be all blurry! Must be my computer!
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The writing on her note?
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It became clear after wiping away the tears Cathy!
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Aww. Sorry! The note is handwritten and folded so I wondered if you could read it.
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I could, and it was lovely! She deserves an extra hug (no matter how old she is now!)
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Blessed child and her grandpa-now smiling down at the people they love.
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An honest and loving message.
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Yes. Very heartfelt for sure.
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Very touching message. I felt him, I kinda miss my grandpa too. Thank you for the follow Cathy!
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[…] ten years earlier but that didn’t prevent a heart attack. You can read more about that here. I know he and Justine are celebrating his birthday […]
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[…] Justine thought the world of her grandpa. She wrote a speech about the fun times she had at my parents’ place (Read here) and wrote a eulogy herself that she read at his funeral (read here). […]
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