My grandmother (my Dad's mom) has been fortunate enough to love twice in her life and to marry two wonderful men. After more than 50 years together, my beloved Grandpa passed away about eight years ago. A few years later, Grandmother married a life long friend. Jack Watson had been married to her best friend and college roommate - Katie. They had all kept in touch over the years. When Katie passed away Grandmother started a scolarship in her name at their alma mater - William and Mary. Jack flew out to Texas to thank her personally and a month later they were married.
They enjoyed five wonderful years together. Robbie and I were blessed because Jack lived in LaFayette California - only about a 90 minute drive from where we are in Folsom. So we had the opportunity to get to know Jack a little bit. He was very welcoming and warm and had a lot of great stories about his life.
The memorial service on Friday was beautiful. Each of Jack's four children spoke. One of his grandchildren spoke for the grandkids. A friend of his from Kaiser (where he worked) spoke. A member of his extended family from Virginia spoke. And Dad spoke on behalf of Grandmother. Everyone who spoke painted the picture of a wonderful person - someone who made many friends and all of them good. Someone who raised his kids with concepts like respect, honor, and self-reliance. Someone who was interested in everyone he met. Many happy memories were shared.
It was an honor to know this man and to be a part of a memorial service for him that was truly that - remebering what a long, wonderful, happy life he had and that he shared with everyone he met.
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