DEAR ABBY: Everyone needs a grandmother like ours. She was 86 years old when she passed away. She was in bed the last 15 years of her life, but always had a smile on her face.
She played board games with us, and every Christmas she made all of us something. She had 60 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I am going to miss her.
She would tell us stories of her life and raising her daughters. Boy, what a life she had!
Please tell all grandchildren to enjoy their grandparents as long as possible. Thank you. -- WESTLEY (AGE 11), SUN VALLEY, CALIF.
DEAR WESTLEY: What a warm and loving tribute to your grandmother. How proud she would be that you wrote about her. I hope your letter will provide an incentive to people of every age to reach out to relatives they love. They are God's gift to us, just as we are to them.