Hayden Røse
It’s March 2nd 2026, 9 years since you left this earth. I miss you papa & I’ll always love you. I remember how you loved to woodwork on the back porch and you had your shed and you teached me to use some of your tools but wouldn’t let me touch others because you wanted to protect me and didn’t want me to get hurt. You were always there everytime I needed you and I appreciate you for that to this day. I know in some way you are still here when I need you even if I don’t know you’re around and thank you for that too. Nana is with you now and I hope with my whole heart that you two are the happiest ever together but still know that I miss you both so much. I remember and always will how bad Nana wanted to see you again and I’m happy, really happy that she got her wish, 57 years of marriage, I know she missed you so much so enjoy your eternal life together. You both deserve it. Be happy. Laugh. Dance. Make birdhouses and show her them all, it’s what you used to do and I’m sure you already have. I remember the birdhouse you were working on right before you passed away, it wasn’t built all the way and you started to paint it blue; light blue, your favorite color. I thought of finishing it for you but as your obituary says “tasks left undone must stay that way, I’ve found that peace at the end of the day” so I left it unfinished. It was still your work, unfinished but still with beauty in its entirety. “The beginning of purpose is found in creating something only you understand.” - Tyler Joseph; Twenty One Pilots
I love you Papa. I’ll never forget, I remember it all. Stored somewhere in my mind, every memory, every laugh, every smile, every moment, every happy one, every sad one, even the end but I’m glad you are at peace. I felt it when I visited you the last time; your peace. I remember that feeling. I was & am happy for you. Our last picture, you loved taking pictures and I’m sure you still do. Take all the pictures, build all the birdhouses and wooden cars and even more. All the wooden rocking chairs, all the peg games like the ones at Cracker Barrel. All the things that make you smile and make Nana smile too; for her and for me too. I love you both.
I look forward to having a lunch with you again.
Rest in Peace Papa. I’ll see you again one day. Thank you for all the things you taught me and the 20 dollars everytime I got A’s. Let Nana know I found that twenty one pilots shirt she got me and I cried, after years of thinking it was gone, I found it.
I love you so much. I look forward to having peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches with you again one day.
Sincerely,
Your first great grandchild xo 💙
