Grandpa

The loss of your hero is hard…

I love my family, I really do. Unfortunately, we recently lost our Patriarch, my Pampa. He was a hero, a friend, a comedian, an entrepreneur, driven, kind, generous, and my favorite person in the entire world. He spread joy everywhere he went, and that’s exactly how I remember him. He cared so deeply for his family. My mother is his eldest daughter, and she has two younger sisters, my aunts. They’ve always been a huge part of my life as well. Whenever I was with Pampa, he would talk about his three daughters and their children, my cousins and siblings. He was such a proud grandfather, and father. He never held it in either, he was always smiling or joking around with us. When I was 18 I even lived with him for a while, and he helped me so much. I am so glad for the time I spent with him, especially now.

David

This is sort of  just for me, and my cousin, David. I know he’s probably reading this even as I type. He always was so interested in what I was doing when he’d come down from New England and visit each summer. He was my best friend for those fleeting weeks every year.

Then four years ago, today, David left. He moved on, to somewhere better. That’s what he deserves. Angel status. I miss you David. 

I miss the summers spent when we were younger, all together, with David.