THIS PAST SUNDAY, A YEAR AGO, MY GRANDFATHER PAST IT WAS TO HARD TO GO WITH MY FAMILY TO SEE HIM BECUASE HE DIED RIGHT AFTER I TURNED 16 YEARS OLD. EVERYONE THINKS THAT 16 IS A BIG THING FOR A GIRL GETTING READY FOR PARTYS. BUT FOR ME IT WAS A WAKING THAT LIFE IS TO SHORT TO BE DRUNK AND HIGH. I WAS SAD ALMOST EVERYDAY LAST YEAR BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT WHEN I WENT TO MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE I WOULD TALK IN SPANISH WITH MY GRANDFATHER. SAYING STUFF LIKE "HOLA GRANDPA COMO ESTAS" HE WOULD SAY "HOLA GRASSHOPPER" AND SOMETHING ELSE IN SPANISH AND I WOULD SAY "WHAT" ME AND HIM ALWAYS LAUGHED WHEN I TRIED TO SPEAK SPANISH BECUASE I DIDNT KNOW IT. I REMEMBER WHAT WE DID AND KNOW I CAN NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. BUT I KNOW GOD TOOK HIM FOR A REASON, HE TOOK HIM BECAUSE IT WAS HIS TIME AND NOW HE SINGS FOR GOD EVERYNIGHT. IT LIKE WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER SAID TO ME GOD LEND US THIS BODY AND HE COULD TAKE THE BODY BACK WHEN EVER HE WANTS. I REMEMBER WHEN I TURNED SIXTEEN I WENT TO HIS ROOM AND TOLD HIM HI GRANDPA YOU WOULD BE PROUD TO KNOW THAT I TURNED SIXTEEN AND THAT I LOVE YOU. HE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR PRAYING AND STILL WRITING. I KNOW IM TELLING YOU PEOPLE ALOT BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH HE MEANT TO ME HE WASN'T JUST A SINGER HE WAS A SON, HUSBAND, FATHER, AND MOST OF ALL A WONDERFUL GRANDFATHER TO ME AND EVERYONE ELSE.

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE HIM IN MY HEART AND IN MY SOUL NEVER LETTING IT ESCAPE FROM MY MIND.

LOVE GRASSHOPPER FENDER (VANNA)