What did your grandfather die from?

[KenHorse]

What did your grandfather die from?

My grandmother, who died in prison during the 70's

[GTOguy]

What's cool is that some of us are old enough to have grandparents that were born in the horse and buggy era, were 12 years old to teenage when the first airplane flew, and lived to see jets fly and watch television. What a time to be alive.

[GrandSportC3]

Maternal grandfather died from cancer (don't recall what cancer he had)
Paternal grandfather died before I was born, so I never met him. He had Asthma and was chain smoker. Doctor told him that he will kill himself if he keeps smoking. He smoked cigars.. The combination of Asthma and smoking caused heart failure and he died fairly young. Don't really know what age he died but I'm not sure if he made it into his 60's.

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

What's cool is that some of us are old enough to have grandparents that were born in the horse and buggy era, were 12 years old to teenage when the first airplane flew, and lived to see jets fly and watch television. What a time to be alive.

I believe all my grandparents had periods in which they lived without electricity, as even way back then you got disconnected for not paying the light bill.

[ricks327]

Paternal Grandfather died in 1963: heart failure at 79 YOA
Dad died in 2001: heart failure at 79 YOA
Brother died 2006: heart failure at 63 YOA

Yep heart history in my family but hanging in there.

[6spdC6]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

What's cool is that some of us are old enough to have grandparents that were born in the horse and buggy era, were 12 years old to teenage when the first airplane flew, and lived to see jets fly and watch television. What a time to be alive.

My maternal grandmother well remember the blizzard of 88 (1888) Told me some rather interesting stories of that time!

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

What's cool is that some of us are old enough to have grandparents that were born in the horse and buggy era, were 12 years old to teenage when the first airplane flew, and lived to see jets fly and watch television. What a time to be alive.

I'll go one better.

My maternal GG grandfather fought in the Civil War. He lived from 1844 to 1931.

My mom, here on the previous page, DOB 1915, so she was 15-16 when he died. She'd told me she remembered sitting on his lap as a little girl hearing first-hand stories about the Civil War. I never heard anything bad though, and I doubt he would tell her any of those things.

To me, that is amazing. My mom also has ancestors that fought in the Revolution, and they go all the way back to around 1100 AD in northern England.

Here he is:

From the Adjutant General:
Baker, George.- Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 22, 1862, at Pike, New York, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, 136th New York Inf., September 25, 1862; wounded in action, May 15, 1864, at Resaca, Ga.; transferred to Sixtieth Company, Second Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, November 19, 1864; mustered out with detachment, June 28, 1865, at Cincinnati, Ohio.

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by Jughead

Congestive Heart Failure age 74. I'm 72 and still working FT

You’re only still working to get out of the house!

I mean, who can stand being brow beatin everyday all day, am I right?

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by Bruze

I'll go one better.

My maternal GG grandfather fought in the Civil War. He lived from 1844 to 1931.

My mom, here on the previous page, DOB 1915, so she was 15-16 when he died. She'd told me she remembered sitting on his lap as a little girl hearing first-hand stories about the Civil War. I never heard anything bad though, and I doubt he would tell her any of those things.

To me, that is amazing. My mom also has ancestors that fought in the Revolution, and they go all the way back to around 1100 AD in northern England.

Here he is:



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Both, Anj and Old Ben remember and were friends of them!

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

You’re only still working to get out of the house!

I mean, who can stand being brawl beatin everyday all day, am I right?

I will never retire, and when I do I am still going to the office everyday to play golf.
I love the wifey, but 24/7/365 would not work for me.

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

I will never retire, and when I do I am still going to the office everyday to play golf.
I love the wifey, but 24/7/365 would not work for me.

Pisco Sour!

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Pisco Sour!

Be cautious Mr. Rickles, those sweet drinks almost always get you sick.
Beer and scotch, straight and neat, not so much.

[ricks327]

Bruze,
Great story!!!

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by KenHorse

My grandmother, who died in prison during the 70's

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

What's cool is that some of us are old enough to have grandparents that were born in the horse and buggy era, were 12 years old to teenage when the first airplane flew, and lived to see jets fly and watch television. What a time to be alive.

Where my grandfather lived was farm country, hills of Nova Scotia. The first time he saw a car, a Model T, he heard it minutes before it passed by the house, then smelled it several minutes later.