A. 32
B. No
C. Grandfathers both died before I was born, I was 21 when dad’s stepfather died and when my maternal grandmother died; 25 when paternal grandmother died.
One of my coworkers is around 50 (?). His wife’s grandmother is still living - his wife is around the same age he is.
My maternal grandmother is still living at age 75.
My paternal grandfather died when i was about eight, and my paternal grandmother when I was 14. Both were nearly 90 at the time. (They were fairly old when my father was born; he was the youngest of nine.) My maternal grandfather died of colon cancer at age 64, when I was 19.
A. I’m 30, almost 31.
B. I have 3 grandparents left; father’s father and mother’s parents.
C. I was 29 when my father’s mother passed away. It was one of the defining events of my life, since it was the first time someone I knew well had passed away. My grandmother and I were very close, so it was no surprise that she’d told me years before what she wanted as far as continuing life support-- since she didn’t have a written Living Will, I got to speak for her when she was no longer able to speak for herself.
Some people say you’re “really” an adult when you have your first child; Ravenlet had been a part of my life for a year or so by then, but… that was really the end of my childhood. Before that, it was as if my childhood had continued without me, and I could go home back to it at any time… not now.
My parents are building a little house next to theirs for my grandfather, and this winter we’re going to sell the house he and my grandmother had lived in since 1955. So I’m a little sad, but hopeful that he’ll be somewhere that they’ll be able to check on him more.
A. 51
B. No
C. Maternal grandmother died 21 years before I was born, paternal grandfather when I was 2, paternal grandmother when I was 10, maternal granfather when I was 46.
A. How old are you?
B. Are any of your grandparents alive? (if so, which?)
C. If they’re not, how old were you when they died?
a. 29
b. Nope.
c. I’ve met none except for one - my father’s mother. She died when I was…18. My mother’s parents both died years before I was born, which makes me sad since apaprently I’m a lot like my maternal grandfather.
A. How old are you?
B. Are any of your grandparents alive? (if so, which?)
C. If they’re not, how old were you when they died?
A. 31
B. Yes, my maternal grandmother, and she’ll turn 90 in the spring.
C. paternal grandmother died when I was 9, maternal grandfather died when I was 16, paternal grandfather died when I was 22.
My maternal grandmother died 13 years before my brith. Maternal grandfather when I was 6 or so. My paternal grandmother when I was about 12, and my paternal grandfather 4 or 5 years later.
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No, none are still alive.
My paternal grandfather died in 1952, 12 years before I was born. My paternal grandmother died in 1986 (I was 22). My maternal grandfather died in 1977 (I was 13) and my maternal grandmother died in 1987 (I was 23 - she was buried on my birthday and it was one of the saddest days of my life as we were very, very close).
Both my grandfathers died when my parents were minor children. My maternal grandmother died when I was pretty young; I believe I was younger than 7, but I don’t even register the event in my life, because I only remember seeing her once (and I remember because her appearance was frightening to me - she was very large - probably partly from having 11 kids - with white hair and a stern expression and wore these big, black shoes that scared me). My paternal grandmother (the only grandparent I really knew, and we saw her several times a year) died just before my 30th birthday.
Every one of 'em died of heart disease. Whenever I’m asked if there’s Alzheimer’s in the family, I reply, “Dunno - we don’t live long enough to find out.”
a. I’ll be 30 in December. (And for the record, my parents were both 28 when I was born.)
b. All four of my grandparents are still alive, paternal aged 84 and 85, maternal … your guess is as good as mine, but I imagine right about the same age (my parents were born within a month of each other, and are the oldest in their families).
I also have memories of three of my great-grandmothers. My maternal grandmother’s mother died when I was about ten years old, my maternal grandfather’s mother maybe two years after that, and my paternal grandmother’s mother when I was fifteen. If I recall correctly, she was 96 at the time. It’s only in the last ten years or so that I’ve realized that the reason I never understood a word the woman said was because she was speaking Yiddish. She could speak perfect English, but she chose not to most of the time.
I didn’t ask because it often doesn’t matter. My mom was 20 when I was born, and her mother lived only to her early 50s, and her father to his early 60s. (both died of cancer) My father was 27 when I was born, and given he’s the 5th of six kids, his parents were nearly as old as her grandparents: his mom - who died first- was in her 60s when she died (staph pneumonia), and his dad was in his 80s when he died. The older parent whose parents were much older when he was born lived longer.
A. 35
B. One - my maternal grandmother.
C. All four of my grandparents were at my wedding, which is something that I realize that I was very lucky to have.
My paternal grandfather died in April 1993, when I was 24. He was a week shy of 81. He died of cardiac problems.
My paternal grandmother died in February 1994 when I was 25. She was 74. She died of a number of causes, including diabetes.
My maternal grandfather died in March 1995 when I was 26. He was 72 and died of diabetes.
All three of these grandparents died while my sister and I were expecting children. It’s very scary when you lose three grandparents while the first three children are being born.
A. 20
B. Neither of my maternal grandparents are alive. I know nothing of my biological father’s side, but considering he was born in the 1940s, I doubt that either of his parents still live, either.
C. My maternal grandfather died in his 80s, in his sleep, having been hale and hearty up to that point, except for a hearing aide. My maternal grandmother died in her 70s, riddled with arthritis, having suffered several strokes and a heart attack. I was a child when they both died.
B. Are any of your grandparents alive? (if so, which?)
No
C. If they’re not, how old were you when they died?
Mother’s Father - before I was born - stroke
Mother’s Mother - 17? - just died
Father’s Father - 13 - maybe a year or so younger? - killed in auto accident on way to visit us
Father’s Mother - 24 - just died
B. Are any of your grandparents alive? (if so, which?)
no
C. If they’re not, how old were you when they died?
2 died before I was born (both grandfathers); I was 8 when my paternal grandmother died, 10 when my maternal step-grandfather died, and 11 when my maternal grandmother died
incidently, I’m having a little trouble wrapping my brain around the idea that my brother, who is ten years older than I, will be a grandfather in March. I know he’s old enough, but he’s my brother!
I’m 25
I have no grandparents living.
My paternal grandfather died when I was a baby - unsure how
My paternal grandmother died when I was 7 - heart attack
My maternal grandfather died when I was 5 - motorcycle accident - my mom had only just (re)met him 6 months earlier (had not seen him since she was very young)
My maternal grandmother died when I was 10 - cancer among other things
A. How old are you?
35
B. Are any of your grandparents alive? (if so, which?)
Only one, my paternal grandmother
C. If they’re not, how old were you when they died?
Paternal grandfather died (heart attack)when I was eight. Maternal grandfather died 9 years ago (liver disease), grandmother (stroke)died 10 years ago.