I've got so many memories of Granpa, I don't know where to start! I think, like Emily said, all of us grandkids for sure remember dressing Granpa up when he fell asleep at holiday dinners...what I'll never, ever forget is the day he took Alexandra and I to Taft's, as he called it, and asked us to put some *FRINGLES* in the *BUGGY*. That man could have made a dictionary of Granpa-ism's good enough to rival Webster's!
He talked to me alot about family...and that's what I remember when I think of Granpa. It's a sense of comfort to know that he left impressions on us all that make us smile and remember each other. Last year, Stacy and I were in the same English class at NMU, and with out talling about it beforehand, we each wrote a paper that talked about Granpa and his funny sayings...lol! I wish I still had that...
Granpa only knew my babies for a short time, and Lainey took to calling him "Loud Papa" since she started speaking. :) Ty always had a big smile and a laugh when Granpa started talking in his best "oochie coochie" baby talk. And me? Granpa showed me a lot of things and probably ment a lot more to me now then he did when I was younger. If nothing else, I'll never look at the little things the same way again!
I love you, Granpa!
Gina Cobb
Marquette, MI
