Friday, May 3, 2024
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On Thursday, April 4th, just after 8pm, more peacefully than I ever thought possible, I was honoured to be present for the death of my grandfather, Rodolfo (Rudy) Emilio Moro. He was 94 years old and until the end of March, lived at home with his wife of 73 years. He was driving until 90, golfing and bowling until his late 80s, and full of his signature humour and irreverence until the end.
I also had the privilege of watching my mom - his youngest daughter - show incredible strength, love, and steadiness throughout the process of his death. If our true selves are revealed in our hardest moments, then what I saw in my mother astounded, inspired, and changed me.
Born to Italian parents in Toronto's Little Italy, Rudy/Grandpa lived in Welland and London, Ontario, originally as a tool and die maker. He went back to school as an adult, eventually becoming a professor at Western, retiring from Althouse College (Western’s Faculty of Education) as a teacher of teachers.
Father to three daughters, seven grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, he was a fixer, a doer, a whistler, a politics-lover, a joker, and a kind, patient, loyal man.
Rest in peace, Grandpapa - you are so loved.
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