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My grandfather's death was really hard to deal with.

My grandfather did a lot of things in his life. What he was most proud of was raising his family.

My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of town and he died when I was six. He was remarkably curious about the world, and he read lots of books.

My father passed from cancer in 2000; his brother died of cancer before that. My grandfather died of cancer.

My grandfather died under house arrest.

I'm a grandfather now.

In 1989, my father died after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer's disease. All four of his siblings followed him into the shadow lands of that fascinating, maddening affliction.

I was very fortunate, because I don't think many people get to spend time with their great-grandfathers. So, he passed away when I was 15, so I spent a lot of time with him. We lived together. He traveled a lot, but when he was here, we lived together.

My main memories of my father are of his illness.

I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born, but I have good memories of my grandmother and of how she could play the piano at the old house.