Patriarch

[pey-tree-ahrk] n. noun 1. the male head of a family or tribal line.

My Grandpa Halbrook passed away this morning at 10:53. He was 85.

He was facing three necessary surgeries, each more risky and complicated than the last. His body didn't carry him to the first. He was ready.

Roses are a special memory from times at grandma and grandpa's when I was young. …