Poetic tribute

 Poem read at my parents' memorial by great-grandchildren, ages (approx.) 7, 9 and 10.

GREAT Grandparents

 By Irelyn, Teya and Delaney Lochridge

G is for

Grandma muffins she made all the time, with 3 little raisins on top in a perfect design.

R is for

          Reading us our favorite books, they would sit with us and read for as long as it took.

E is for

          Eating cookies galore, Grandpa was always the first one to want more.

A is for

          Always wanting to help clean up from dinner, if we would have raced, we know Grandpa      

          would have been the winner.

T is for

         Target to where we would walk, where grandma would always let us pick out our own pair

of socks.

G is for

         Goofy jokes Grandpa would always tell, I've heard them so many times I know them well.

R is for

         Really, really sweet, like the candies, cookies, and ice-cream Great Grandpa and Grandma

         would always give us to eat.

A is for

          Amazing athlete Grandpa always will be, he played basketball with us well after he had turned

Ninety.

N is for

          Nothing but nice all the time, they always had patience even when we would whine.

D is for

          Dominoes that grandpa love to play, he always reorganized them when Delaney put them

          away.

P is for

          Playful They played games all day, we never wanted to leave we always wanted to stay.

A is for

          All the time we visited and played, we wish it could have always stayed that way.

R is for

          Remembering the time she used to play, cat with Delaney almost all day.

E is for

          Every time Grandpa started to tickle, Delaney would fall to the ground with an enormous

         giggle.

N is for

Never forgetting all the love that they gave, the smiles, the laughter, they're very special way.

T is for

          Walking to the community room together, where all of their family and friends would gather.

S is for

         Special in our life, they were huge part, we will always keep memories of Great Grandpa
        and Grandma close to our hearts.