Grandpa Hartley

We had a very long week this past week. I was laid of my job, Tucker was a little sick, but all irrelevant in the fact that we lost our dear Grandpa. Early Saturday morning (Oct. 10) Grandpa Hartley passed away. He had complications from a surgery that led to a heart attack. Though Grandpa was 86 years old and his health had been going down hill for many years, his passing so suddenly still came as a shock to the family.
We drove up to Idaho on Wednesday to stay in a hotel to be there for the funeral service on Thursday. The service was beautiful, Grandpa's grand-kids were most all there, and all his great-grand-kids were there.
We have many memories of Grandpa, and I am grateful that he was able to see Tucker and Eli, however I wish Tucker could have been old enough that would be able to remember Grandpa for the rest of his life, though I think because he saw grandpa several times a year and is only 4 1/2 years old, he will not remember him.
We are all very sad and feel a vacancy in our hearts, but our real sadness and concern is for Grandma. She is very strong and has handled her huge loss very well so far, but I worry for her and will continue to pray for her comfort and peace as she tries to continue her life on earth.