(MrGxr @ Sep. 10 2006,12:06) I am sorry for you loss....
Now, plz don't take this wrong... but do you think maybe by not waiting for you to get back he was thanking you for what you gave him over the years?
My Grandfather and I had a great relationship, we saw each other at least once a week for coffee and talk, whenever he needed anything done around the house or whatever he would call and I would be there. Whenever I needed help with something he was always there for me... he was a great guy and real good Friend.
When my Grandfather passed on, I was at the hospital the night before and all morning with him... it wasn't until I left to cook (something I love to do) for the Family that he passed on... I was at the countertop making sausage, meatballs, with some pasta when I got a call from my Mom that her Father had just passed on... I felt cheated almost, I wanted to be with him, why did I have to leave to go cook, why couldn't he have waited another couple of hours... When I finally sat back and thought about it I realized he gave me a great gift, thoughout life he always taught me that family was first and that life was meant to be enjoyed... here I was doing something I love to do for the Family when he decided to leave.
Again I ask... do you think maybe by not waiting for you to get back he was thanking you for what you gave him over the years? Out on two wheels with a Friend enjoying the rode and letting the worries wash away with every mile gone....?