1985 was a tough and terrible year for Grandma Sprick. Her beloved sons, Ed and LeRoy, had died unexpectedly within a week of each other in cold and deadly January. She was 98, and had a year to live.
But on the day Sarah brought her firstborn, A., to see Grandma, she was filled with joy. And who wouldn't be, with such a beautiful great-granddaughter (and granddaughter-in-law)?
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A lovely life-goes-on moment
1985 was a tough and terrible year for Grandma Sprick. Her beloved sons, Ed and LeRoy, had died unexpectedly within a week of each other in cold and deadly January. She was 98, and had a year to live.
But on the day Sarah brought her firstborn, A., to see Grandma, she was filled with joy. And who wouldn't be, with such a beautiful great-granddaughter (and granddaughter-in-law)?
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