Joseph Pompeo

A letter to grandpa,

Did you know you're the only man I know that says grace? And you always prayed for the whole family by name. I hope to continue the tradition. It may teach my children patience while they're young, but hopefully they will appreciate it when they get older just as I do. :)

Your tomato plants in our yard are still producing. We have harvested a lot this year. They have kept Randy, I, and the kids busy scalding, peeling (Syd's favorite part), and...

No one could have asked for a better daddy, and forever you will be with me in my heart.

I wake up in the middle of the night and still can’t believe that you’re not sleeping in the house next door to ours. Our patriarch, our leader, our hero. There has never been an “Us” without a “You” or our Mom without our Dad…

A lot of people thought of you as a simple man. A man of simple needs maybe, but a man with a brilliant, complex, and sophisticated mind. You knew how to eliminate the irrelevant and concentrate on what was ultimately most important.

Many...

What can I say about my wonderful Grandpa that will adequately convey everything he was? He was such a knowledgeable man, he taught me so much. He taught me about family and what is important in life, about digging clams, and investing for the future. About making smart decisions, gardening, bowling and how to hunt for mushrooms. He taught me so much and there was so much more to learn from him. He was always there to cheer me on in junior high and high school at sporting events and he would...

My Grandfather was an amazing man. He worked in his garden everyday, i dont think there was a day i didnt see him out there. I will always remember how he tried to get me to raise my own little garedens and he would explain everything i needed to do to it but i never did it because it didnt matter to me then, but now it means something differnt. So now when i grow up and have a small garden of my own, I will use all the things he taught me to make my garden a good but small examlpe of what...

Grandpa Joe was very special to me even though I haven't been able to see him for a long time. I remember collecting agates on the beach for the pots he used to make and picking peas with him in his garden. He was always a quiet man but could make a statement without saying a word. Family events were not the same without him and he will be sorely missed. Grandpa, I love you and can't wait to see you in heaven someday.