“I always hoped and looked forward to visiting him and my grandma in Michigan as a kid,” Jacob wrote. “He may have intimidated me a bit, as grandpas can do, but he would smile and wink and you could feel softness.”
“He loved having family crowd into the lawn in tents, hammocks, cars, cots, he just enjoyed seeing everyone,” Jacob continued. “He built the cabin with just him and my grandma in mind and found it surprising how large the family grew, but he loved it. He made us grandkids walking sticks, took us canoeing, and my only 2 times fishing were with him.”
Charity Pierce
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Charity Pierce, Star of TLC’s My 600-Lb. Life, Dead at 50
Indeed, Gordon lived life to the fullest until his very last moments, which included spending time with Jacob and wife Isabel Rock’s 4-year-old son Mateo.
“He was cleaning his muzzleloaders and driving his corvette 4 months ago,” Jacob explained. “97 years old.”
