Words such as these help her parents and siblings keep their parents and grandparents in remembrance.
Grandparents play an important but usually indirect role in the lives of their grandchildren.
Most of their importance to children is seen through the support and help they give to their parents. One important role for grandparents is as playmates for their grandchildren. They are role models and mentors for younger generations. They are also historians. They teach values and ethnic heritage, and pass on family traditions.