I only ever knew my maternal grandfather because my paternal one died before I was born. Still the one I had was so wonderful I have never felt I missed out. I find I miss Grandpa the most when things go well in my life, and I would like to tell him about it. It always made him so happy to hear of our successes! I wish he could have been there for my Ph.D. defence, because he would have loved the academic pomp and ceremony and seeing one of his granddaughters be part of that great learned tradition. Still he knew I started it and there would have been no doubt in his mind I would finish and he will forever be a part of it because I dedicated my Ph.D. thesis to him.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2010-10-06 10:25 pm (UTC)