Gelkote

Just returned from Cleveland where we gave Grandpa a nice sendoff. It was full of close friends and family, shots of Leroux blackberry brandy and shared memories.

Dad painted a nice picture of Grandpa’s character through a few stories, Linda Ellis’ “The Dash” was recited and while Cherie disagrees, one of the Brickman Brothers funeral guys looks like Lenny Clarke. You be the judge. Lunch at Mario Fazio’s was tasty too.

The best part was seeing all my cousins, aunts and uncles. Some I haven’t seen in over 10 years. I wish there was more time to spend with them. We need to come up with a way to get together under less time constrained circumstances.

All in all, it was a simple and peaceful sendoff. Grandpa would have wanted it that way.