Life from my point of view...: Our Great Grandpa Johnson

Dave's Grandpa Johnson passed away on Monday, October 5th from Leukemia. We knew he was not doing well so we made a quick day trip to Fort Worth where we were able to see him in the ICU on Saturday, October 3rd. We are so grateful that we got to see him one last time. The viewing was on Sunday, October 11th and the funeral was Monday, October 12th. Dave's mom and brother, Andy, flew in from Oregon for the services. Dave's mom stayed with us for a couple of weeks after. We made it to the funeral but missed the viewing which was on Sunday evening. We were all loaded and ready to leave Sunday morning (it's about a 3 hour drive for us) when we realized the battery in our van was dead. Dave got that all taken care of and once again we loaded everyone up and headed to Dallas. About 50 miles from home, we got a call saying our house alarm was going off. To avoid having the police kick in our front door, we decided to turn around and head back home which meant we would miss the viewing. It turned out to be the battery on the alarm. We got up early (5:00 a.m.) Monday morning and headed back to Dallas for the funeral. He was buried in the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. He had the 21 gun salute, bag pipes, and flag ceremony. Afterwards we went to his Grandma's church for a luncheon and were able to visit with family. We were disappointed that we missed the viewing.

Grandma & Grandpa Johnson have been so good about visiting us throughout the years, even when we lived in Utah. Indulge me a bit while I take you on a little trip down memory lane...

Taylor (10 months old) & Grandpa Johnson...

Grandpa & Grandma with Carter (6 months old)...

Taylor (6 years old) loves her Great Grandpa...

as does Carter (4 years old)!

Great Grandpa & Lauren (19 months old)...

They came to Taylor's baptism...

Carter & Grandpa have always had a special bond. Grandpa used to take the kids on rides in his big van which Carter couldn't get enough of! Carter was 6 in this picture...