“He was a rock.” My father said.
A rock, firm, unshakable, that's how my father described Grandpa Mathis. I know my father has great admiration for his dad. Unfortunately the opportunity to meet my grandfather has never come my way. He passed away ten years before I was born into this world.
It is through my father that I come to understand who my grandpa was. Not only does the name LeGrand Macfarlane Mathis live on through my father LeGrand Macfarlane Mathis Jr. but also the character. You see, my father stands, like Christ, as a rock.
There is no figure in my life more admired and respected than my father. He is a man I hope I will never let down. What a legacy to uphold. It seems a daunting task to try and become the man and loving father that my dad is. I can't think of a greater honor than to have it be said of me that the rock was passed on from father to son.
