russ's granddad howard passed away on april 12 at the age of 89, one month shy of his 90th birthday. howard was a character for sure. he was a socialite that loved to be around people and was always telling stories. while his health was good he had a daily ritual of meeting his friends for coffee every morning, which drove russ's grandmom crazy since it is against the word of wisdom. but he was a convert to the mormon faith, and he never wanted to give up his coffee or iced tea. howard loved to figure out how everyone was related to each other, which is a long standing family joke. fortunately i was able to know howard while his mind was still sharp; however, mia and george have only ever known him since he needed nursing care. it was definitely time for him to move on from this life as his mind and body were both failing him. we were able to go to his funeral in richfield, utah, and it was so fun to see most of russ's family. i really love all his aunts, uncles and cousins.
this is the home that russ's mom grew up in in circleville, utah. a woman came out while we were taking pictures, so we were able to chat with her for awhile about the house and it's history.
this is russ's maternal grandparent's grave. russ was very close to these grandparents, and we tell the kids stories of them often.
this picture was taken by big rock candy mountain. the photo doesn't do it justice, but these mountains are candy yellow!
russ and several of his cousins were pall bearers
we tried to get a group shot of the family. there were a few that got away before this picture was snapped, but this is most of russ's aunts, uncles and cousins.
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jake's grandfather passed away on April 2 and he was 87. Even though it was a really sad occasion, we had so much fun visiting with everyone in the family and hearing stories about his childhood. I loved reading about George's grandfather!
Great post! Tell Russ I'm sorry for his loss. I love how positive you are about it. My fam is the same way. When someone of old age dies in my family, the funeral is like a party or family reunion. Love the whole family shot. Did you take the picture?
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