Yep, he was right after all
I can’t help but wonder what my dad would be thinking right now. You know… when I eulogized him at his memorial service 7 years ago, I re-read something HE had written when his dad passed. This particular passage keeps sticking in my mind…
I want to say just a few words about my father. Someday my son, Grant, will say a few words about me. Someday, further on, Grant’s son will say a few words about him. That’s the natural way of things!! We need not fear it, we must embrace and accept it.
When dad said that at my grandpa’s funeral, I thought to myself… “Yeah… I doubt it.” Then when I re-read his words at his funeral, I thought, “No way…” I was 31 and didn’t think THEN that I’d ever have a kid. He knew though. Dad loved to be right when others thought “no way…”
Someday my son (or daughter) will say a few words about me… You were right, dad. 
3 comments April 24 2008 7:40 pm | Pepperguy | Grant
Did your dad ever make any comments about your terrible habit of eating phones?
And of the small handful of pics I’ve ever seen of your dad, he’s had that exact same smile in every one, I think.
Fashion runs high in your family, does it not?
Dad’s pants… my (grandmother-made) jumper with stripes… oh yeah! I think we went and did a family shoot for Vogue right after that photo was taken!