A dedication: This photographic image is dedicated in loving memory to my paternal grandfather. It has been 4 months since he passed away. Last month, he would have turned 100 years old. He will always be dearly missed.
In this photo: On this day Papa sang songs in several languages and talked of his childhood. It was a good day. One that will be missed as he will never be forgotten for the man that he was. A glimpse into his past shows that he only had an 8th grade education achieved a century ago at a level of less than British standard in what was then India and is present day Pakistan. His children made great strides towards success in just one generation gap. He lived in the United States of America where his grandchildren were raised and most paternal grandchildren were born.
A prayer: I, his oldest poti (paternal grandchild/granddaughter) loved him dearly and my photos of our time together hear on earth reflect that I want him to be smiling down in heaven with the strength of a man renewed and with all his senses, especially sight and hearing, happy and waiting for each of us there with a place next to him. May he rest in peace. God willing. Amen.
Survived by: Papa is survived by his wife (my grandmother), 4 sons, 5 daughters, 10 paternal grandchildren, 11 maternal grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
In this photo: On this day Papa sang songs in several languages and talked of his childhood. It was a good day. One that will be missed as he will never be forgotten for the man that he was. A glimpse into his past shows that he only had an 8th grade education achieved a century ago at a level of less than British standard in what was then India and is present day Pakistan. His children made great strides towards success in just one generation gap. He lived in the United States of America where his grandchildren were raised and most paternal grandchildren were born.
A prayer: I, his oldest poti (paternal grandchild/granddaughter) loved him dearly and my photos of our time together hear on earth reflect that I want him to be smiling down in heaven with the strength of a man renewed and with all his senses, especially sight and hearing, happy and waiting for each of us there with a place next to him. May he rest in peace. God willing. Amen.
Survived by: Papa is survived by his wife (my grandmother), 4 sons, 5 daughters, 10 paternal grandchildren, 11 maternal grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
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| Estimated time: Winter 2009/10 |
