We sure miss Grandpa Whitnah

This past August of 2008 Wes' Dad Cal Whitnah passed away.It was a surprise to all of us and he is missed. His laugh, his smile, his jokes, his playing with his grandkids. The way he helped everyone who was in need without even being asked. He was a great role model for his grandkids to see on the value and importance of hard work and service to others. He loved his wife Emma and his boys a great deal and was very proud of all of them. He was equally proud of his grandkids. These are some photos of him over the years. I love the one of him Cal sleeping on the couch with a young Robbie. I don't know how Robbie even fell asleep, he was so hard to get to sleep. I guess Grandpa Whitnah had the magic touch or maybe his snoring helped lull Robbie to sleep :)

This is one of the last photos we have of Cal and his wife Emma.It was taken at Sean's graduation in June of 2008. He was glad to be there to show his support for one of his grandkids.

This is a photo of Cal Whitnah when he was much younger and still had hair on his head. Something that he lost before turning 30. I don't know if it was having 3 boys that made him lose his hair or not but either way he didn't seem to mind.

Here is a young 4 year old Robbie rock hunting with his Grandpa in Eastern Oregon. Rock hunting was a hobby that the Whitnah boys and their parents shared in. Wes said where ever they traveled they would have shovels and buckets to search for neat looking crystals and rocks

Robbie and Becky( much younger of course) playing with

Grandpa Whitnah

Cal and Sean after graduation in June

Emma Sean and Cal---June 2008

Grandpa Whitnah recognizing Robbie at a graduation dinner for him in 2006. Robbie and Grandpa Whitnah had a special friendship and he seemed to be the perfect person to toast Robbie

Emma, Robbie and Cal..this photo was taken in July of 2006. Just a couple weeks before Robbie went into the MTC for his mission to Honduras. Emma and Cal had traveled 7 hours to see grandkids and wish both Becky and Robbie the best on their mission

I love this photo. This is Warren Whitnah and Cal Whitnah. Neither knew that their photo was being taken. Cal was a great older brother to Warren