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Poppa Leslie O'H

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On Friday 28th November 2014 (6 Kislev 5775), my dear Grandfather, Poppa Leslie, passed away. It is now just over three weeks since his passing and I have come to a place in my head where I feel I can write something small about the most amazing person I have ever known. Poppa Leslie was someone whom no-one can think of without smiling.  Think of a person who has a joke to say for any situation, someone who can make you smile whatever your mood; someone who never complains though is obviously in tremendous pain. This, and so much more, was my grandfather. I don't think anything I can say can give the 87 years of Poppa's life justice,  There are so many tales, so many stories that I do not know and so many parts of his life I don't have full knowledge of.  But from the parts that I do know I can say that he was a true tzadik; a righteous man.  I cannot think of one bad memory, one thing to say that would cast any negativity on him. It is hard for me to sit h