Gummy Lump

Gummy Lump

I chose my grandfather as my gummy lump. He was my mom's father. My grandfather and I were very close. He was the first one to take me fishing and got me into several hobbies that I am still into today. We shared several of the same interests and that is what i think made us so close. He used to be into drag racing and he was one of the first ones to introduce drag racing in the Glouster County area. If he had the time he could tell me stories all day long. When my grandfather was 16 he started his own business. He printed newspapers for the town of Paulsboro, N.J. He ran the business for several years by himself. He eventually go out of printing newspapers, but he moved on. He eventually got contracts to print for the county. My grandfather eventually got sick from cancer. At first, he asked my parents to help him out every once in a while. We all knew that some thing was wrong. Since he started his first business he never wanted or needed any help. He always liked how he could say it was his and how he ran it. I don't feel he was trying to gloat, but it was more of a pride thing. Today my parents run his business. One day I would like to take it over. I guess that I want the same feeling that he had. Knowing that he ran a successful business on his own. I hope that one day I will be able to follow in his footsteps and I would be thankful if I could accomplish half of what he did. My gummy lump is my grandfather.