Early Sunday morning September 19th, 2010, Ryan's dear father, Calvin Robison, left this earth life surrounded by his loving children and sweet wife. We are overwhelmed and heartbroken to lose our fun loving Grandpa and Dad. It is especially devastating to have such a great loss just one month after the tragic loss of little Todd. I feel like my heart has broken beyond what I thought I could bear. Completely Heartbroken. We are so very grateful for the knowledge we have of our Savior Jesus Christ and for the blessings of eternal families. It is only through this knowledge that we have comfort. We know Todd was anxiously waiting and running to meet Grandpa and we are grateful for this piece of happiness. We know we will be with them again someday, but our hearts will ache each day as we will always be missing our Grandpa and our Toddy. I am deeply grateful for Cal in my life. For his love, care and support. For the fun and loving Grandpa he is to my precious children and for the amazing son he raised, who I am lucky enough to get to be with forever. We love you Grandpa!
This picture is pure joy, Grandpa & Baby Pierson - December 2003
Cal with his sweetheart on the Oregon Coast (trip to OR with us for Ryan's graduation from Optometry school) - May 2004
This is one of my absolute favorite pictures, classic Grandpa, I love this moment! Grandpa & Pierson at The Jubilee of Trees - Nov. 2006
4 Generations, Pierson with his Daddy, Grandpa and Great Grandpa Robison - Oct. 2007
The Cougar side of the family - Mark, Ryan & Dad at the BYU vs. Utah game, Nov. 2007 (Cal's great hat shows his support of his 2 "off" sons, Gregg & Steve)
Madi's 3rd Birthday Party with Grandma & Grandpa - April 2009
Pierson's 6th birthday with Grandpa - July 2009
Celebrating Madi's 4th birthday with Grandma & Grandpa - April 2010
Summer Fun with Grandpa - May 31st, 2010
Summer Fun with Grandpa - May 31st, 2010
18 comments:
Such great pictures Josie! I still can't believe this. He will surely be missed. We love you guys.
I'm so sorry. He will be missed by all who knew him. I loved Cal. He always had a friendly smile and a good joke to share. :) Thanks for sharing these great pictures and for sharing him with all of us over the years.
We are heartbroken for you Josie and Ryan. Your family has had to endure so much. Know how much we love you and how we are praying for you. We will miss Cal too. Please know how much your beautiful blog posts are helping others cope as well. Such sweet, special memories in these pictures.
We can not believe how much you have had to go through lately! Our hearts go out to you. We are so sorry for your loss, and pray that your family will be comforted.
I don't know if you remember us or not, but we are so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. He was a wonderful man, and out of everyone we knew when we first moved to St. George, he is one we will NEVER forget. He was so fun and friendly. We will miss Cal, and pray for your comfort at this time. Love Mark and Becky Petersen
love you Josie! Thanks for posting these!
Really great post and wonderful pictures. It is really sad you have so much practice at with these posts. Hope these next few weeks go as well as they can and you will be in our thoughts and prayers.
You guys are such an amazing family to be able to endure all this! I love your blog, and I love how much you love your family Josie!!
I too, am sorry for all your loss. Please tell your hubby that we are thinking of him at this time and please let me know if we can do anything for you guys! Love ya.
Oh Jos! My heart breaks for you guys. What a hard month. We sure will be thinking of you, Ryan and the kids. Call if you need anything at all.
What a beautiful blog Josie. I love what you did. My heart truly aches for you all.
goodness, you have had a lot to bear lately. so sorry for the loss of grandpa, and so young. wish i could come give a hug in person, but i will send prayers your way tonight.
What great pictures and memories! You guys have been through so much. You are in our prayers. Let me know if I can do anything to help.
What a beautiful tribute to sweet Cal. He was an amazing father and grandpa. We are so sorry for your loss Josie. I hope you feel all of our love. We are thinking of you guys and praying for you non stop. You are always on my mind and I wish so badly I could do something to help. Your strength is an example to everyone. We love you guys so much.
We are so sorry for your loss. Your in our prayers.
Josie, you document these moments so beautifully. Thank you for sharing these special memories of Cal and Grandpa with us. We are continually praying for your family. Thank you for being such wonderful examples to those around you!
So sorry for your loss! Its amazing how these things happen around the same time, it just makes me realize the Lord has a plan and he takes care of us!
RYAN AND JOSIE~ WE LOVE YOUR SWEET FAMILY ALL SO VERY MUCH AND ARE HURTING SO MUCH WITH YOU.
WE LOVE YOU FOREVER!
MEL
XO XO
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