The oldest person I know
My grandpa is three years shy of 90. He was born in 1920 and has a passion for photography and family history. He has written several books, including his personal history which is six volumes long and is probably the most 'modern' 87-year-old around (check out the Mac in the background). Some interesting facts I learned today: his brothers were "school mates with Gordy" (aka: Gordon B. Hinkley), he was the first to summit Timp with a transistor radio(1939) which he carried all the way to the top (they're big) and he was the first on his ship to hear the news that WWII had ended through an old radio.
As rode home on my bike, the crisp autum wind blowing and the yellow leaves swirling around me, I thought about my season of life and his. . .
posted by Angela at 1:54 PM
11 Comments:
oh angela. youre writing is so funny to me. i love it. 'crisp autumn wind'. it would sound cheesy except that its coming from you. that changes everything. love it. glad you liked us shaving pat. more pictures to come.
This post made me think about my grandpa. Grandpa's do the neatest stuff! I think being older will be fun, in a no-stress-done-it-all-before-kinda-way. Ty and I decided that when I'm old, my color will be purple (purple hair, jumpsuit, dishes). By the way, I like the picture mucho, it looks very CRISP.
I just read BYU is opening up the Jerusalem center again in Jan. Do you think you'll go?
That reminded me of a talk President Packer gave a few years ago initialed the golden years , see this topic is very dear to me , my grandpa passed away why I was on my mission and this talk from President Packer hit very close to me and my feelings so I hope every one reads it thanks Angela
p.s. I took the initiative to find it for every one http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,49-1-353-28,00.html
so are you inteviewing your grandpa in that pic?
he sounds pretty cool, and to write six volumes about your history is definately a contribution to future generations. he lives in utah right?
That last paragraph... a little spooky.
Hi Angela - Keep posting! I like your blog. Don't be lame like me and quit. Wish you were in LA and we could go to Pho 2000 in K-town...
Ryan
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hello angela. I think your grandpa may be the oldest person I know too
You forgot to mention that you can't escape grandpa's house without him taking a picture of you and probably printing it off. And without a heart-felt interview of YOU. He always sat me down and asked me all sorts of questions about how I was doing. No one else I know ever does that.
Love you, and grandpa too.
Sarah
Angela-
I know that it sounds childish, but I really believe that, if faced against one another in a true man-to-man combat, that my grandpa could beat up your grandpa.
Oh Angela, Mary and I finally hooked up! I also taught my sock puppet how to pronounce his vowel sounds.
-Sven
Awe, I love grandpa. Give him a big hearty hug for me please! And Grandma, too! It's so great to be in close proximity to them!!
-Cath
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