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My father died when I was 3 and I spend an awful lot of time with his parents growing up. Grandpa Jay was a father figure in my life and always a good man. I'm extremely thankful that I realized early on how valuable he was and spent as much time as I could with him and my grandpa. My grandma passed away from cancer 3 years ago which was extremely hard. My grandpa took it in stride and I brought my kids up to see him as much as possible. Unfortunately, after a hard life his body just couldn't keep up anymore. He had a couple surgeries which caused blood clots. The kicker was when he passed out fishing on the outer banks before we made it out there. He suffered two more, spent about a month in the hospital before his body finally gave out. He was a Korean war Army veteran in artillery. He used to tell me stories about his childhood and hunting rabbits with his hound dogs so they could put food on the table. He had always wanted M16 since the Army but never got one because my grandma hated guns. When she passed, I took my last lower and built him an AR for Christmas. He literally took it the next day to get outfitted with a scope and sling. He would whip it out to show people and was extremely proud.

Its such a hard loss and I hate having to go through his things and I just wish we still had him here. My Aunt and Uncle were extremely generous to give me the Winchester 67A he had since childhood and I also got back the AR that brought him so much joy.





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That is a great story Sig4. He sounds like a great man. I can appreciate how and why you grew so close to him. My wife had a similar childhood with her grandparents.

May God bless and hold him. Another great American.

Prayers for you as it is obviously a tough loss for you.



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Very sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.



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Sorry for your loss.
Thanks for sharing some info about him.

Prayers sent for some comfort.



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Thank you for sharing your story. You were a good grandson.

May your grandfather RIP.


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Condolences to you and the rest of the family on your loss.
 
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Very sorry for your loss. Nice items to keep close and think of him.
 
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Your grampa was a very good man. Cherish the memories my friend.
 
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Very sorry for your loss.
 
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My grandpa just turned 85 in August. I hope he's here for a while. My father was out of my life, I spent a lot of time with him growing up. It will be devastating when he passed, he's the glue that holds us all together.

My condolences, may he rest in peace.



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I'm very sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful guy, and the world has been made better by his time here.
 
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Sorry for your loss, you will hold onto many memories you spent with him. My suggestion is to write them down so you can pass them on to your children.


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May his memory be a blessing.



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Sorry for your loss, my condolences to you and your family.


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May he Rest In Peace. Man, what a great story and a lifetime of memories.



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My condolences to your family. You have a lot of good memories to enjoy.
 
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Very sorry for your loss. I’m glad you have good memories of him to share.



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Very sorry for your loss. I never know my grandfathers as the died before I came along. Always wish that was not the case.


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My sincere condolences to you and your family. I am really glad for you that you had a close relationship with your grandfather. He gave you a family legacy...pass on the wisdom that you learned from him. If there are things in my life I regret, I do regret not having any relationship with either of my grandfathers due to parental divorce and family bullshit beyond my control.



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My prayers and condolences.

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