David and Resa

David was a take charge man. If there was an obstacle in his path, he figured a way to take a different route. He and his wife raised their granddaughter, Resa, when her own mother was unable.

 

Resa thrived under David's wing. She excelled in high school and received a free ride scholarship to college, where she graduated with high honors. After graduation, she got a job at a large, local bank. David could not have been more proud. She was the first of their clan to go to college.

 

Then David found an obstacle that would become more difficult to overcome. He was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer. The doctors gave him nine months, at the most. But he knew he would beat it.

 

But that was not the last obstacle. Three months after his diagnosis, his beloved granddaughter was arrested and convicted of embezzlement. She was sentenced to twenty months in prison. Even though David's doctors had given up, he had not. He would see Resa free again.

 

On Tuesday, at 2:35 pm, David received a call from Resa. She was to be released on Thursday. David smiled and said "I love you, Darlin'". At 2:45, David passed away.