RIP James Waddell
Jan. 30th, 2011 10:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nomoreuturnsMy grandfather died at 9am this morning. Apparently he passed away peacefully and in his sleep, which I suppose is the most anybody can ask.
We're flying out Tuesday to attend the funeral. The funeral date hasn't really been set in stone, but we think it's probably going to be Thursday.
It hasn't really hit me yet that he's gone, and it probably won't for a while yet; it took years for it to sink in that my grandmother was gone. His death is both surprising and not a surprise at all: we've known he's not well for a very long time, but he's always been such a tough old bugger that we thought he would live forever.
Granddad with Nana and me on his boat, Steinie One - 1989.
RIP James Waddell
02 April 1926 - 30 January 2011
We're flying out Tuesday to attend the funeral. The funeral date hasn't really been set in stone, but we think it's probably going to be Thursday.
It hasn't really hit me yet that he's gone, and it probably won't for a while yet; it took years for it to sink in that my grandmother was gone. His death is both surprising and not a surprise at all: we've known he's not well for a very long time, but he's always been such a tough old bugger that we thought he would live forever.
Granddad with Nana and me on his boat, Steinie One - 1989.
02 April 1926 - 30 January 2011
