January 5, 2012 at 5:15am my Grandfather Laurier Joseph Vadnais passed away, 14 days shy his 92nd birthday. He was buried in the Cardston Cemetery on the 7th of January 2012.
I thought he had a nice casket and I loved the flowers with the roses, daisies, and wheat. Grandpa did all the important things in his life in January. He was born in January (-20C, snowy), got married in January (-20C,snowy), and died in January (not so snowy, but blowy and cold).
Grandpa loved fishing, I was lucky enough to go to Payne Lake with him, can't say I caught any fish, but I had a great time and loved every minute on the lake with Grandpa!
Found this picture today, I'm guessing it was taken in the early 70's at the house I grew up in, in Leavitt. I'm also guessing it was Grandpa's birthday, as I couldn't have "earned" quite so many candles at that point in my life. (Just in case you don't know, that's me on the left and Kelly on the right.)
LJV sold me my first herd of cattle and provided many happy memories when we got to spend the summer in Boundary Creek doing what ranchers do. It was always fun to take him to see the calves in the spring. He was/is a rancher through and through.
I'm grateful for the fact that Grandpa was an honest good man that served his family and fellowman with love and devotion. He was my Grandpa and I love him. I will miss him, but at the same time I am happy that he is in a better place.
Some fun facts:
Married in 1943, & as of the end of 2011 (68yrs, I'll do the math)
Laurier & Laura have:
6 children
28 grandchildren
71 great-grandchildren
3 great-great-grandchildren
Part of the Abundant Life, being the oldest grandchild of Laurier Joseph Vadnais!
I thought he had a nice casket and I loved the flowers with the roses, daisies, and wheat. Grandpa did all the important things in his life in January. He was born in January (-20C, snowy), got married in January (-20C,snowy), and died in January (not so snowy, but blowy and cold).
Laurier and Laura Vadnais in 2001
So lucky to have such great grandparents! Loved having a "Grandma's house" to go to anytime day or night! I would go there for food, change clothes on the way to somewhere, (oh should I say it?) I even skipped school a time or two and went to "Grandma's house". They had a cookie jar they kept filled for the grandkids!!
Grandpa loved fishing, I was lucky enough to go to Payne Lake with him, can't say I caught any fish, but I had a great time and loved every minute on the lake with Grandpa!
Found this picture today, I'm guessing it was taken in the early 70's at the house I grew up in, in Leavitt. I'm also guessing it was Grandpa's birthday, as I couldn't have "earned" quite so many candles at that point in my life. (Just in case you don't know, that's me on the left and Kelly on the right.)
LJV sold me my first herd of cattle and provided many happy memories when we got to spend the summer in Boundary Creek doing what ranchers do. It was always fun to take him to see the calves in the spring. He was/is a rancher through and through.
I'm grateful for the fact that Grandpa was an honest good man that served his family and fellowman with love and devotion. He was my Grandpa and I love him. I will miss him, but at the same time I am happy that he is in a better place.
Some fun facts:
Married in 1943, & as of the end of 2011 (68yrs, I'll do the math)
Laurier & Laura have:
6 children
28 grandchildren
71 great-grandchildren
3 great-great-grandchildren
Part of the Abundant Life, being the oldest grandchild of Laurier Joseph Vadnais!
Nice tribute to your grandpa Dixie. Now I know where you get your cattle smarts! You learned it from your grandpa. Lucky girl. And I might add, cute little lucky girl. You still sit that way with your fingers in-between your lips! Super cute Dixie!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice Dixie. I'm sure you will miss him, but it looks like you have a lot of very very nice memories of him. You need to post more pics of you when you were just a little tike. I can see Haley in that picture a lot!!!! like, a lot!
ReplyDeleteEven before I knew this was your Grandpa I loved him. He was always a smiley older man. Thanks for the post it was great.
ReplyDeleteThat is a nice post. Your grandpa's name and your grandma's name are very close.
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