At Nana's viewing in May 2008 with 6 of his kids
(from left to right) ~ Kelley, Pat (Mike's Mom), Bompa, Judy, Candy, Karen, Jon
Bompa having a tender moment with one of his great-granddaughters
On Christmas Day 2008, playing around with Brynlyn
Christmas 2008, Me and Bompa having a quiet talk and tender moment ~ I LOVE how he is holding my hand.
Christmas 2008, our last family picture with Bompa
Our sweet Bompa passed away peacefully from natural causes on March 17th, 2009. We had the opportunity to say goodbye to him a few days before he passed away and it was a sweet, tender moment that I'll always remember. Bompa had an incredible work ethic, smart business mind, and great "tough it out" attitude towards life. He taught us a tremendous amount of lessons in his life on this earth. He taught us to always be honest in all of your dealings with your fellowmen, Diet Coke should be its own food group, pay a generous fast offerings, John Wayne is a national hero, always pay your tithing, root loudly for the Phoenix Suns, and work hard AND play hard! We were at Disneyland on the day he passed away and after we got the phone call from Pat that he had passed, Mike and I both got quiet, told the girls, got a tear, and then looked at each other and said, "This is exactly where Bompa would prefer us to be on this day!" He certainly knew how to have a good time and always tried to enjoy life.
One of the words I would most use to describe him would be "fighter." He had many wonderful times and many not-so-wonderful times in life. He dealt with them all the same: when the going gets tough, just keep on going!!! In the short 16 years that I have known him, I have come to really love, admire, and appreciate Bompa.
Thank you Bompa for everything you have taught us, for your wonderful example, and for being a wonderful grandfather and great-grandfather to us! Thank you for living such a wonderful life! We love you and we'll miss you ~ but we're happy that you get to go home ~ please give Nana and Aunt Suzy a big hug and kiss for us!!!
Melvin J Curtis ~ our sweet Bompa
June 28, 1920 - March 17, 2009
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