my grandfather passed away last week. even though he was 88, it was semi-unexpected and very tough for our family. james, parker and i drove to lawrence on monday and spent the whole week with my dad and relatives. i learned many new things about my grandpa including that he led a team of mechanical engineers to perfect the process for coating m&m's (3,300 pounds an hour in the 1950's!) and that he received several patents for his incredible creations on other research projects. he was a loving father and grandfather who deeply cared about his family. he was generous, selfless and humble. he had a strong work ethic and spent many hours working on the family farm (which motivated him to earn his degree from KU).
here is a link to his obiturary:
http://www2.ljworld.com/obituaries/2010/sep/29/carl-perkins-jr/
i love the photo my aunt submitted from his pilot days in the army (WWII):
i am really glad my grandpa got to meet parker. even though he only had 1 grandson (out of 8 grandkids), he has 4 great-grandsons (out of 5!)
james, parks, dad, sister, fiance and me after the funeral. dad changed out of his suit before i could snap a photo. our family hates dressing up :)
some of our family at my dad's house. it was nice to be able to spend time with everyone.
here we are at a ku football game a few years ago. love this pic!
i love you, grandpa, and your presence will be deeply missed at all of our family gatherings!!!
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