Devastating News
Dear Zach, we lost a huge part of our family this month. Granddad passed away at 7:15 PM on March 21 and our hearts are broken. The stents they put in his heart last August had been grown over and there was no safe way to fix the problem. He made the incredibly brave decision to forgo any more life-saving measures so that he could be at home with Nana. Uncle Gregg flew out from Portugal and we all kept vigil for the last few days we had with him. He was the most honorable father and grandfather I know, and he will be missed by all of us terribly. He brought our family to this country and gave us an incredible life. I will never forget all of the love and support he gave us all throughout his 90 years of life and the 70 years he was married to your Nana. We have now moved her to an assisted living facility near Benicia so that I can visit her more often. She is doing OK, but is very lonely without granddad, understandably so. They were so very much in love right up until the end. I so w...