He Gave Me Fish, But Not Just for the Halibut

It was easy to see the end was near for the old man.  He was quite ill and not seeming to show any improvements.  The family got together for what might be Grandpa’s last get together with us.  I was a senior in high school and had already lost Grandma (his wife) and my grandfather on Mom’s side.

Grandpa was opening the get well cards, and due to the circumstances, most of them were from the “sentimental” section of Hallmark’s selection.  He was getting rather emotional at the sentiment offered by the cards.… Read more