Damon and I headed out to Utah for the third time in the last 6 months. My Grandpa Weed passed away Thursday, October 18th. All my brothers and sisters were able to make it out to the funeral despite the expense(thanks mom and dad) and busy schedules--well, all except Jenny who is in Hong Kong on a mission. I think there are 36 grandkids or so and all were there except 6 with very good excuses--missions, babies, and study abroad. It was fun to see everyone and share memories of Grandpa and of our childhood.
Grandpa lived a good life and many really respected him. After high school he went to BYU where he was quarterback for the football team.
He joined the ROTC because he liked to wear the uniform and although he was only required to wear it once a week, he often wore it 2 or 3 times. 
He became Student Body President of BYU and Chloe Priday was the Vice President. They eventually started dating and then while Grandpa was "on leave" from the Navy, they were engaged and married within 5 days. Grandpa went to war for a year and a half and Grandma taught art at Farrer Middle School on Center Street in Provo. When he was back from the war, they moved to New Jersey for graduate school. Grandpa then accepted a job at DuPont in Delaware where they lived for 30 or so years. They moved to Madera, California where he finished a project for DuPont before retiring. He was a Mission President in North Carolina then moved to Provo for the remainder of his days. I have lots of memories of Grandpa. Some of the best memories I have of him have come recently from others. Since I live in Delaware now, I have come in contact with people who knew the Weed family years ago. I love hearing the things they have to say about this wonderful family--my dad, uncles, aunts, and grandparents. All have nothing but good things to say about them, especially about my grandpa. I am continuing to learn about the great person he was through others eyes and it makes me so proud to be part of his posterity.
He became Student Body President of BYU and Chloe Priday was the Vice President. They eventually started dating and then while Grandpa was "on leave" from the Navy, they were engaged and married within 5 days. Grandpa went to war for a year and a half and Grandma taught art at Farrer Middle School on Center Street in Provo. When he was back from the war, they moved to New Jersey for graduate school. Grandpa then accepted a job at DuPont in Delaware where they lived for 30 or so years. They moved to Madera, California where he finished a project for DuPont before retiring. He was a Mission President in North Carolina then moved to Provo for the remainder of his days. I have lots of memories of Grandpa. Some of the best memories I have of him have come recently from others. Since I live in Delaware now, I have come in contact with people who knew the Weed family years ago. I love hearing the things they have to say about this wonderful family--my dad, uncles, aunts, and grandparents. All have nothing but good things to say about them, especially about my grandpa. I am continuing to learn about the great person he was through others eyes and it makes me so proud to be part of his posterity.
3 comments:
this is so cool--- he looks just like your dad. you're really lucky you got to go to the funeral.
great post! It was so nice to visit with you and Damon atthe funeral.
Uncle Dave and Aunt Julie
What a wonderful post Amy! I love the pictures you inserted. He was amazing wasn't he? We are all going to miss him so much but thankfully we are "100% Weed Family Forever"!
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