If my grandfather were alive today, he would've been 117 years old.  He was a great guy.  He died short of his 91st birthday 25 years ago.  My other grandfather would be 115 on July 4th.  They both died within 2 weeks of each other.  My mother was in the hospital at that time and we almost lost her too.  1983 was not a good year for my family.  Unfortunately, my mother lost her battle in 1984 from heart disease and strokes at the age of 57.  I also had a miscarriage that year and lost a boy.  I don't know why I'm writing all of this.  I guess I just have to talk about it sometime.