Louis A. Petrasich

Grandpa,
I miss you so much. I miss our talks on the phone and hearing your voice, I found the card you sent me my last birthday and it was so special to me. I have also found some pictures that Auntie Emeline had sent me and looked at each one showing Anthony all of them. This Birthday was really hard for me I miss you so much and you werent there to talk to. It has been so hard for me not having you there. I miss you so much. I know you are with Nuna, my Dad and my baby...

Even though I am a former Petrasich, my heart is still with you all. I am so incredibly proud that Grandpa's legacy will live on in my children and that my son will continue to carry on the Petrasich name. I will never forget all his stories. I think that at many family functions I was a fresh ear to Grandpa because I had only heard the stories 5 or 6 times each. I am so glad that I listened every time. The stories never lost their passion and that's what I loved most about them. I can only...

Grampa, I have learned much by your spirit and character. The stories you’ve told and the life you lived amazes me. I’ve always been fascinated by you; from the fading tattoo on your arm, to the tiny model boats you used to build, and to the way you could recount so many stories linked to Nuna’s dolls. Your sense of humor and wittiness has always been so alluring to me. You taught me that no situation you find yourself in can be so serious that nothing can be made light of. You taught me...

There are so many memories of Grandpa, but the most memorable are of him and his boat. I remember going to San Diego to visit him and Nuna. At that time Grandpa had a small fishing boat that he used to take us out on. Grandpa would let us sit on his lap and drive. This one time, now mind you I was probably eight or nine at the time, my little brother Adam had hooked a yellow fish and had been reeling him in for a good ten minutes. When the fish got close enough to the boat so my dad (Frank)...

It was wonderful to read everyone's kind comments. I am proud to have known my grandfather - he was blessed with a long full life. When my son was little, he said something that stuck as a nickname. We will always have fond memories of "great grandpa in the gray pants". -Jason, Brenton & Alina

We are happy that he was in our family.

My father

There is no way to adequately describe the deep love and affection I have in my heart for you. Even though we have lived hundreds of miles apart for the last twenty years, I thought of you daily. Although you are now in another world, and a little farther apart, nothing will ever change that. You will always be in my mind.

The love, inspiration and guidance you provided as I grew up molded me into the type of person I’m proud to be. It also set the stage and...

Dear Bill, my condolences and prayers go out to you and your family at this very sad time. I have fond memories dating back to the 50's & 60's of your dad taking me to Dodger games and doing things for Aunt Hermogene. May he rest in peace.

Dad, you stirred my imagination with your tales of fishing as a young man with your Uncle Pete in Alaska's Bering Sea, traveling along the coast of Central America (look out little Jackie Cooper - - you met your match when you decided to tangle with my father and thought it would be fun to dump a bucket of water on his freshly pressed uniform!) and sailing up the Yangtze River into China during the '30's and getting shanghaied in one of the ports with your buddies along the way. I always...