Grandpa: Before He Was Grandpa

Grandpa and Grandma (c. 1949)




















Grandpa and his mom (c. 1945)















Grandpa with Grandma and Susan & Richard (at the Hilton on their Honeymoon in 1970!)

"Auntie and Uncle brought the Hawaiian Spirit into our lives and the lives of my boys. Chris and Andy don't think of him just as a Great Uncle but as a Grandpa too! We loved all our visits to Hawaii and all of Uncle's visits to the mainland. I am so greatful that he was able to attend the boys weddings, he was like a proud Grandpa, plus my girls Kristy and Nicole fell in love with him too." - Susan

Family, Family, and more Family!

Friends and Family--thank you for your patience with the blog posts. We will try to keep them more frequent, but we have been busy reorganizing.

UPDATE: Grandpa is now receiving in-home hospice services: Lisa, his day nurse, comes twice a week; Noly, his nurse-aide comes 3 times a week--AND coincidentally, Noly is good friend of Grandpa's old Hilton buddies. They always have something to reminisce.

Diane Webb, who was best friends with the DiBrogrozcio girls at Waipahu High School assisted Grandpa at night several times to give Peggy some much needed rest.

To help with Peggy's return to work, this week and last, we have started to bring in a night nurse, and Joan is back to help for the next two and a half weeks. Elisa was home training for a tournament and was able to spend time with Grandpa every day. Jane is here every day to help too. And Jennifer is back for the autumn, teaching night classes so she can spend time with Grandpa. The reunions never stop! Even Susan and Paula will be visiting soon.

To be frank, Tony's health is in decline, BUT he is as alert and saucy as ever, and will not hesitate to let you know when he's irritated. If he says $h*t, you better say, "what color?"

If you would like to come by for a visit please get in touch by calling the house and we can coordinate your schedule with Grandpa's.

Aloha, aloha, aloha...