Grandpa: The Hero I Hardly Knew It is often in life that you do not learn how to fully appreciate something until it is gone. This was the case with my grandpa Gordon Preilipp, who passed away on the 26th of March 2001. He looked to be a vivid image of what the average, every man was supposed to be. However, Gordon Preilipp was nothing but ordinary. My grandfather was a resident of Janesville, Wisconsin until …showed first 75 words of 895 total…

…showed last 75 words of 895 total…late. I now have been motivated by his heart, his encouragement, his dedication, and his support. Although it is too late to thank him for all the games he came to and all the support he showed, I wish he knew how much it meant to me. Unfortunately, I will no longer have the opportunity to get better aquatinted with him. Regardless, my grandfather, Gordon C. Prelipp, was unquestionably the greatest man I hardly knew.