Grandpa

We visited our history
The school grandpa taught
Ninety years later
We walked where he walked

We set on the steps
Looked out as a school day
Where he had once stood
To watch the children play

We got a connection
Of life before us
Pride of who he was
This visit a must

They had buried a child here
Vona Ethel before she was eight
A daughter is born
Jewell – so small in weight

A legacy he left
Life’s he help change
Descendants of his students
He influenced things

We all thank him
As descendants of his we aspire
He was such a man
Without reserve we admire

We honor him
By memorialize his name
Children are named John & Chesney
Names bound for fame

We tell about Grandpa
He’s been gone many years
Not only a hero after he is gone
But a hero when alive and near

A more wonderful grandfather
No one ever had
To those that don’t remember him
To you we feel sad