A Time to Weep

Posted by Kelly on January 6, 2009 in Grandpa Bill, Rocket, Starr, Sunny | 1 comment

Grandpa Bill passed this afternoon. He never woke from his coma, but was surrounded by family throughout the day giving him their love. I spoke with Starr’s dad this evening and he said that “he is in a better place, a place where he isn’t in pain anymore.”

A better place. 

Bill was in a great deal of pain for the past few months getting weaker and weaker every day and at some point death makes sense. I understand that. There is only so much you can do. I also heard that statement over and over again after the accident and Sunny’s death. I often wondered what exactly that meant for her. Is is just something you say? She was a senior in high school, laughing, healthy, had just been to prom, was looking forward to college, she had big plans for her life…how exactly was she in a better place? For her it doesn’t make sense. Nothing made sense. *Sigh* I digress. It has been a rough few weeks.
  

I didn’t get to know Bill as well as I would have liked. Life works that way sometimes, but the Bill I knew was solid, loving, quick to laugh and had a twinkle in his eye like he knew a secret about you…but would never tell. I did love him and will miss him.