This site is dedicated to Roy E. Pelletier, the man, husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, colleague, and friend.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Blue Eyed Grandpa
As you all witnessed, Dad was especially lit up whenever his first and only grandchild was around. From the first moment he glimpsed her, he was hooked. Insisting that she got her blue eyes from him, Natalie naturally came to name him her Blue Eyed Grandpa.
The eldest of 12 children in upstate Maine, he made his way down to Connecticut for work and, after a bashful courtship with Jeanne, raised three children with the belief that loving your family means supporting your family, even if that means working 3 jobs at once; a Republican who thought Social Security was something to hold onto; an ex-smoker who sat with the smokers at work; a man who acquired the affection of others without ever kissing anyone's ass; a husband who took great joy in getting his wife to laugh; a father who showed his pride with good, subtle advice; a grandfather who didn't stop grinning whenever he heard or observed Natalie. A gentleman and a gentle man.
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