My Hero

My Grandpa, my hero passed away at the age of 97.  He was and is a great example of stalwart, faithful, hardworking, charitable, kind, generous…and the list goes on!

Richard Marden Pratt
March 14, 1912 – April 1, 2009

May 2004 Logan meets Great Grandpa.

August 2006 Ammon shows tugboat and boat plans to Grandpa.

August 2008 Logan is photographer, Sterling meets Great Grandpa!

Singing to Grandpa for Family Home Evening, 2 days before his passing.

Grandpa’s funeral 6 April 2009

Before the funeral…see the happy kids…

…after the funeral :(  The kids did well, but it was a long day for them.

We love you Grandpa, we miss you, and we thank you for living such a wonderful life!

5 thoughts on “My Hero

  1. Kathy, thank you for sharing. I am crying. It is hard to say good bye for such a long time. What a wonderful example–Ninety-seven years of faithfulness! I hope I can do as well.

    Logan is an awesome photographer.

  2. That is a super nice tribute to your Grandfather, and great pictures to go with it. I am sure that you make him very proud.

  3. What a great post, thanks for sharing your memories with us. will you send me the pictures from FHE sometime when you have a minute, Thanks

  4. How neat. What great pictures. Thanks for sharing, I wish I could have been there on that last Monday night but it’s nice to see pictures.

  5. How special it is to see the posts about Grandpa. If all the world had a father as good as he is, the world would be a safe haven for everyone. He has left a wonderful posterity to carry on and we will with families like yours.
    love ya,

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