My wonderful pop pop just passed away.
He was always a generous man, and set the highest standards for all the women in our family on how a "chivalrous man should treat a lady"- My mother is my most cherished blessing in my life, and her character would not be what it is today, had she not been raised by my grandfather.
Each time I saw Pop Pop / talked to him on the phone, he was inquiring on the "state of my automobile", and whether or not I needed new tires". On one occasion, (when he was in his mid 90's, he was so happy that I had recently purchased a convertible jeep wrangler, which was the "car from his youth". He immediately demanded that we go for a spin, and after my uncle and Aunt helped boost him into the car, and he drove about with his cowboy hat in his lap (so it didn't blow away). On that trip we took my car to the auto repair shop to immediately get BRAND NEW TIRES! I can remember how proud he was with his cowboy hat on, signing the check for my new set of wheels, and i thought, "this is an example of a southern gentleman"..... He will be remembered and missed.
He was always a generous man, and set the highest standards for all the women in our family on how a "chivalrous man should treat a lady"- My mother is my most cherished blessing in my life, and her character would not be what it is today, had she not been raised by my grandfather.
Each time I saw Pop Pop / talked to him on the phone, he was inquiring on the "state of my automobile", and whether or not I needed new tires". On one occasion, (when he was in his mid 90's, he was so happy that I had recently purchased a convertible jeep wrangler, which was the "car from his youth". He immediately demanded that we go for a spin, and after my uncle and Aunt helped boost him into the car, and he drove about with his cowboy hat in his lap (so it didn't blow away). On that trip we took my car to the auto repair shop to immediately get BRAND NEW TIRES! I can remember how proud he was with his cowboy hat on, signing the check for my new set of wheels, and i thought, "this is an example of a southern gentleman"..... He will be remembered and missed.
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