To my hero,

First let me say something I should have said a year ago when I had the chance, I love you and I miss you.

They say, “Cause you never think that the last time is the last time. You think there will be more. You think you have forever but you don’t.” I wish I took those words into consideration a lot sooner before I realized the truth of them. I wish I knew the time I had with you was coming to an end. I wouldn’t have left so soon the last time I saw you, I would have called you when I said I would’ve and I would've done so much more for you when I could have.

I was so blessed to have you in my life and I don’t think I ever actually realized how lucky I was until it was too late. You had done so much for other people, always caring, and putting others before yourself. You would give up anything if it meant for someone else to smile.

You had accomplished so much in your life, up until the very last day. Everyday you did something more that would help you reach success. And speaking of success, you were the most successful man that I have known in the twenty years I have lived. But, what was interesting about you was that you did not measure your success by money, but by love. You had a very big family that you started, and you were in the center of it. You were surrounded by love by everyone every single day. I’m sure if I ask anyone that knew you, they would say that you were the very best.

The relationship I had with you was one that will never be replaced. I didn’t only lose a grandfather when I lost you but I lost a part of me, I lost my hero, and I lost my inspiration. Even miles and miles away from home, you always made me smile even if it was just by the simple greeting over the phone, “How’s my baby’s baby today?”.

I rememer all the times we spent together, whether it was just me and you, us and the boys, or us with the family. I remember all the times you picked us up from school and took us to lunch on our half-days. I remember all the times you took us in the backyard and went swimming with us. I remember all the times that you did anything, and everything, to put a smile upon our faces.

There is not a day that goes by that I do not miss you or think about you. Everything that I have done, and will do, I do for you. I hope you’re up there smiling down on all the things I have done to make you proud and I hope I continue to make you proud. Without you here, things are so different, and so sad. I keep waiting for that phone call, that knock on the back door at home, or to see your car in your driveway when I pull down the street.

I know you’re up there with Grandma Pat, Aunt Lynda, Aunt Judi, Mom-mom and your pop. Everyday I wish you were here but I know all those special people had missed you.

I would do anything, anything for a one more time of anything with you. Everyday, I love and miss you so much more. Just know that goodbye isn’t forever, it’s more of a “I’ll see you again”. I will see you again someday. Until then, know that I love you always, to the moon and back.

Missing you every day,

Your Baby’s Baby.