Birth date: Mar 21, 1931 Death date: Dec 23, 2013
Merle Lloyd Henn was born in Abilene, Kansas on March 21st, 1931 and passed away at Retsil Veterans Home in Retsil, Washington on December 23rd, 2013 at the age of 82. Merle graduated from Woodburn High School in Woodburn, Oregon Read Obituary
You will always be loved and missed Grandpa.
Elizabeth absolutely LOVED when she would talk to Grandpa, or if he was talking to someone else, and he said "I reckon". It made her laugh every time and it still does today. I loved talking to him and when asked how he was, it was always the same answer - "oh, pretty fair, pretty fair". There are so many little phrases, and other things, that will always make me think of him. There was a picture Sara sent me once, I think after an eye appointment, and he had these big huge sun glasses on. He just sat back in that seat and looked like the coolest dude ever. He could always make you smile and laugh at some of the things that came out of his mouth.
Grandpa, I miss you but I know that you are now finally at peace, you can see your loved ones that have gone before you. You are with your parents again and Shadow, and too many others to mention.
The one time I will forever be grateful for, is the last time I saw you. You were sad and discouraged and that killed me, but that was the day you just held onto me and didn't let go. You held my hand and wiped your tears on the sleeve of my sweatshirt. There were no words that day other than to tell you how much I loved you. I never imagined that would be the last time I saw you. I wouldn't trade that day for the world. "Damn diabetes!" You said that, I don't know how many times that evening, because it took your sight and you couldn't see us or what was going on around you. I drove past the road I would take to come see you today and I instantly thought of you and wished I could come see you one more time. Instead, the picture of you from that last day with you is the wallpaper on my phone and for now, that will have to do.
Rest in peace Grandpa, and live it up, up there. Play with Shadow ("Shadow, my boy") and catch up with all your family and friends. One day I will see you again. I love you and miss you Grandpa, but thank you for the memories. Love, Carrie and Elizabeth
I will never forget all the wonderful memories I have of Merle. Some of my favorites are I was in the kitchen cooking him lunch one day while talking on the phone to Carrie and went to serve him his fried egg and cheese sandwich and all he said when I put it in front of him was "You call that a fried egg and cheese sandwich!?" The day I came to work after I got my new car and took grandpa to the doctor, he said to me " Thanks for my new car Sara, it rides just like a Lincoln." Another memory I have of him was while I was working one day I went to check on him and he was watching a skateboarding competition on T.V. and he told me that we were going to go buy skateboards so we could learn to ride them together. Although he could be cantankerous at times and you never knew what was going to come out of his mouth next, he could always make you smile or laugh. Thank you for all of the wonderful memories Grandpa. Until our next African Safari. Love you. Sara
