Gone, But Not Forgotten

A letter to Grandpa Wayne:

Why we've never met you is hard for us to comprehend. We've never seen you in person, touched you, or heard your voice, but we know that you are our grandpa. Mommy always tells us when we do something that reminds her of someone else in the family, and your name seems to come up an awful lot. Like whenever I pretend to answer the phone and I say "Yello" instead of "Hello". We think that's a good thing considering we turned out to be pretty amazing kids, and from everything we've heard about you, you were one amazing man. You passed away five years ago today, before we were even a dot on this map of life. Although we never got the chance to meet you we feel like you are a huge part of our lives. Mommy and Daddy share lots of photos and memories of you with us, and we feel lucky to know that we are a part of you. With time we see more and more of you in us. We're bummed that we'll never get to experience one of your whisker rubs, we'll never go for a ride with you on your four wheeler, we'll never share a HUGE bowl of ice cream with you, and you won't be around to teach us how to catch our first fish. We're glad though that Mom and Dad are sharing all of these memories with us, and trust us, we're eating enough ice cream for all three of us. You may be gone Grandpa, but you will never be forgotten. We love you.