My Grandfather

by Siena Guglielmi

As soon as my mom said “Siena write a story for Weave The Web,” I knew right away that I wanted to contribute a piece of writing about my grandfather, who passed away last year.

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While my grandfather was alive he was a very big part of my life. He was brave, courageous and intelligent and a loving part of my and my brother’s lives. Sometimes when you know someone, you take him or her for granted. I never really imagined him passing away. I guess I didn’t really know what it meant for someone you loved to die. Dying is a difficult obstacle in life, but as you overcome it, better things will happen. Death is a scary thing. It may take time, even ages to overcome or as many know, you may never overcome it.

But as my wonderful grandmother says “ the loved ones you lost wouldn’t want you to mourn about the sadness but instead to go on with your own life.”

Sometimes I just sit around and think about the great times we used to have. As Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream.” Well my dream would be to bring my grandfather back to life. Every night I think about the walks we used to make hand in hand down to the ocean.

I wasn’t a year over two. There isn’t a better description than this: I loved that man with all my heart. Just to hear those words that sad day, “your grandfather passed away fifteen minutes ago,” it was like I was in a terrible plane crash.

If you knew Allan Sanders Tarlow you would know that he was a strong, smart loving person, and just the best grandfather and father. I didn’t just love him because I was related to him, I also saw him as a constant role model. I think when I first met him, which is not clear in my memory as it was ten years ago, I just knew we had quite a few things in common. So being his granddaughter, he became part of my life.

We used to shop all the time together looking for the best deals on all sorts of stuff.

I also admire his life strategy:

Live,

Learn,

Shop.