Grandpa Darcy (Dutch) Moran Passed.

Darcy (Dutch) Moran passed away last weekend. Grandma Moran, Mom, Dale, Chris, and I all tried to make it to Craigs house where Grandpa was staying when we heard the news that he was in bad shape. We all arrived a few hours too late but the nurse said he knew it was his time and told the nurse to “Tell my family I love them” before he left.

For the past few years he was fighting cancer that had spread throughout his entire body.

I never really got the chance to get to know my Grandpa Moran since we always lived so far a part but he’ll be with me forever. Since quite a bit of family spent the weekend at Craigs house in Cherry Valley, Illinois I learned a lot about Grandpa listening to the stories everyone had to share. I’m glad I got to be there as everyone talked about his attitude and personality. I also heard a lot about what he thought of me. I was his first grandson and the idea appalled him untill the day I was born. For almost the first whole year of my life I was the world to him. A year after I was born my mom moved to Minnesota with my dad. Sadly, I only had the oportunity to visit him a few times after that. Lots of stories and memories were created in that first year.

I learned a lot and absorbed good values last weekend that will stay with me forever.