My grandfather passed away last Sunday night. My uncle sent out the following e-mail about him today. I thought he did a really nice job of summing things up:
All,
On behalf of the Mitro family, thank you for your expressions of condolences and the beautiful flowers for my Dad, "Rocky" [aka Caesar Rocco Mitro].
For those of you who never met him, he was a simple man who lived a long life of 93 and 11/12th years, on his own terms, with humility, humor and love.
Although he was a man of very modest means, he was a very rich family man of life-long friendships. He was loved by all, and during his lifetime he loved and helped countless thousands of friends, neighbors, and strangers in ways we will never know.
As he told those who were with him on the afternoon before he died, ”I have lived a wonderful life, I have a loving family, and many friends whom I loved and who loved me. It’s now time for me to go”. And in spite of the protestations of those around him, he went to sleep that evening and passed peacefully without pain or reservation.
He will be missed, and as we mourn his passing, we celebrate his life and the joy he brought to all of ours.
God bless you Gramps!
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