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>grandpa was an author
>summa cum laude from columbia
>wrote articles for playboy for decades
>family all have interesting stories about him
>spent my evening reading his love letters from his mistresses
>had Parkinson’s
>got bad when I was pretty young
>apparently he wanted euthanasia, but after a stroke he was completely unable to speak and they kept him alive for almost half a decade after that
I wish I got to know him

>> No.16326237

>>16326211
Tldr?

>> No.16326258

>>16326211
Very interesting and inspiring for you to know that you are part him. Sounds like a cool guy.

>> No.16326271

>kept him alive for almost half a decade after that

Pretty based, thats anywhere from like $136,000 - $228,000 in Social Security checks

>> No.16326306

>>16326211
Pretty based grandpa, now it's up to you to know what to do with his legacy.
I have something somewhat similar with my own granddad:
>born into poorfag family, has to stop studying in middle school to get a job
>works for years as a train conductor but still wants to study
>starts going to night courses while still having a full time job and a family, being insomniac helped
>slowly transition to more technical jobs and ends up as an engineer and member of the French CNAM
>even get a PhD in electrical engineering
>took 13 years of night studying in total, now works with people from all the great schools
>works nonstop, very strict about academic success for his children
>helps designs an electric plant in Africa, never mentions it, his family only hear about it years late
>travels to Senegal, spend some months with the native, hunts game with them
>by the end of his life, owned a Jaguar and had amassed a small fortune, still lived rather soberly
>retires and finally stops working
>dies of heart attack within 2 years
>has his name mentioned in History of Electricity in France

In the end he was a hardass insomniac worker to the bone, I guess retirement wasn't for him. I was 9 years old when he died, I still miss having known him sometimes. Especially since I also pursed scientific studies. At least I found a copy of his thesis, so I'll get to read it.

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16327692

bump for interest

>> No.16328141

>>16326237
>grandpa good

>> No.16328213

>>16326211
>cum
lmao

>> No.16328230

>cum
Lmao

>> No.16328244

>>16328141
Or rather
>grandpa based but aging sucks

>> No.16328281

>>16326211
>>>spent my evening reading his love letters from his mistresses
>>had Parkinson’s
>>got bad when I was pretty young
>>apparently he wanted euthanasia, but after a stroke he was completely unable to speak and they kept him alive for almost half a decade after that
i love how subhumans like coomers fear death

>> No.16328289

>>16326306
>>>dies of heart attack within 2 years
more like AIDS, am I right guys

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16328426

>>16326211
Cum laude

>> No.16328479

>>16328281
He literally wanted euthanasia, how is that fearing death you imbecile?

>> No.16328488

>>16326211
dad is a well known artist, grandpa was a tobacco farmer, i am trying not to be a disappointment

>> No.16328496

>>16328488
father fixes flutes for respectable clients
did various things during youth
I post on /tv/