In Memory of Grandpa Schofield

Grandpa Schofield was a good man.  He will be missed dearly.  The night before Jake and Olivia's wedding, he got up to go to the bathroom and on his way back to bed suffered a heart attack or stroke and died soon after.  The family was pretty shook up.  He was supposed to be sealing Jake and Olivia in the morning, and the following day was bittersweet.  We were so happy that Jake and Olivia were getting married, but so sad the grandpa Schofield wasn't there with us.

During World War II, Grandpa served as an engineer and earned the Legion of Merit for desiging and developing the Lead Gyro checker for the central station fire control system for the B-29 aircraft, which saved countless hours of it needing to recondition.  After the war, he lived in Los Almos, NM where he worked as an electrical engineer working on atomic weapons research and peacetime atomic research.  For a school project a couple years ago, Dan interviewed him about his time in the war, and it was fascinating to hear about his story and the things he did.  He was always tinkering around in the garage working on some project in his navy blue jump suit every time we went to visit.  He like to be busy, and was always doing or learning something.  I am so glad we had the opportunity to spend some time with him and have him perform our sealing when we got married.  I am glad he didn't have to suffer and that he is home again.

The American Legion came to the funeral and played the bagpipes and trumpets for grandpa.  There was a flag on his casket, and Dan's uncle Sam who is also in the Military was able to present the flag to grandma.  It was a touching service and I learned a lot about grandpa from the stories that were told and remembered.  We'll miss him, but know that he is in a better place.