Ky's Grand father passed

Hang in there KY.....sorry to hear it.

Sorry to hear we will keep you and your Family in our prayers.

Sorry for your loss Randy.

Sorry to hear of your loss Randy thoughts and prayers are with you. Ward

Sorry to hear of your loss You and your family are in our Prayers.

Sorry to hear about your loss, bad time of year for it to happen to boot. He's in a better place now, just keep that in mind.

God bless. Godspeed.

Randy; I am so sorry about the passing of your Grandfather. My family and Derek's family would like to express our deepest sorrow during this time, our prayers are with you and your whole family. Hope to see you guys soon, take care, Bobby.

Very sad to hear Randy. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Sorry for your loss, prayers sent for you and your family

Thanks guys I really appreciate the kind words. I myself am not good at expressing my self on issues like this , I usually don't know what to say to someone or feel I can't say anything that has not been said.

As Becca posted earlier my grandad as I called him and I were very close. We formed a bond that can not be explained in words. I grew up just right down the road from him so I was always with him as my dad had to work during the day and I always wanted to be out on the farm doing something with him.

He not only showed me how to do things on the farm , but let me do things closely under his watchful eye. I still remember driving his tractor for the first time , I cut my first tree with a chain saw at the age of 5 and can remember it like it was yesterday.

We went out and cut bushes in the cattle pasture with an ax even though he had a bush hog . To make a long story short he was putting a work ethic in me at an age before I started looking for the "easy" way , and showing me how to survive with the bare minimum in life through hard work , taking care of what we had ,and putting food on table with our livestock and through hunting.

I can remember one day when he was telling me stories of him taking care of his aging parents at the end of the story he asked me "Bubba" as he called me , I am getting old would you take over for me and take care of me I don't want to end up in a nursing home. I told him without hesitation I would. He told me You don't realize what you are getting into. I told him I did not care I would take care of him.

Fast forward several years I lost my granny and my dad to cancer, about 2 years later grandpa had a mini stroke. The stroke took part of him away, but I hired a setter to set with him during the day and my mother, my brother , Becca and I have taken care of him at night and on weekend since , but he was at home.

A couple of weeks ago he took a turn for the worse and we took him to the hospital , because of medicare/ insurance regulations he had to leave the hospital and try rehabilitation at a nursing home. This tore my heart out for this to happen , but I was going to bring him home if he could just get well enough to stand . His health continued to get worse and I seen he would probably not get to come home even though I asked him if he wanted to go home. He said he just wanted to be left alone, and passed away only being there 12 days.

My humble loving Grandad was put to rest today , he was a WWII veteran of the 2 battalion of the 165 infantry. He was in 7 battles with 3 of them documented as major battles .He served his country and today his country honored him. His burial was with military rights and a 21 gun salute it was really a moving experience to see in itself.

I am including a video if you would like to watch.

I thank you all for your condolences

Randy

Randy, that was a very moving ceremony. I've been to your house quite a few times ,and I know everytime you always went and checked on your grandpa before we left or did anything. I know he had to be honored to have such a loving and loyal grandson as you . I'm sure on this day and everyday from here on , your father and your grandfather will look down from heaven with smiles from ear to ear on their faces and be so proud of the person you are! May God Bless you and your family my fine friend, it's a true blessing to have you as a friend.

My condolences go out to the KY family and my prayers for a patriot of the greatest generation.

Randy, Sandi and I are very sorry to hear of such a loss...Your Grandad sounded like one Hell of of Man ! The kind of Man that would Inspire other Men to be men, and do the right thing.. There are very few men like this in todays world..and we need more of them.. I know words cant say how you feel for your Family in type..But Just know that our thoughts and Prayers are with you and your Family thru this trying time in your life my Friend ! May God Bless you all..

Russ & Sandi Sanborn

Randy,thx for posting the video.Normally I don't like funerals but,I felt great respect for your GranDad beacuse of your words and the fact that he contributed and fought for my freedom. I was compelled to watch it and it truly touched my heart and i'm not ashamed to say that I wept. God Bless you and your family.

Randy,

Thanks for the video, it was very moving, your grandad must have been a great gentleman, and role model, men like him are very hard to find in todays world, I truly miss the ones I used to follow, and look up to, again thanks, and truly sorry for your loss... your friend,
Harold

Moving it was.....

Randy, sorry for the loss.
His service to the country is appreciated.

Special people like that only come along once or so in a lifetime, and we do remember them for all of our life, and hopefully the tradition will continue, if we remember to pass it on.