Yesterday when Naomi was still in the Hospital and they had decided on the first name....but wouldn't tell me yet.....asked me about different names of family like Grandfathers and surnames of Mothers etc......Patch was going to be Patch Mc Gurk......Mc Gurk is Tomy Mother's maiden name ...... But then I mentioned Theo.....really Theodorus.....this is my Father's Father name.....My Grandfather was a magnificent man ....He was a Chief Policeman and his duty was over a city called Grave..Holland.....which is where I was born.
After he died which was before I was born.....the family found a box .... With many many bits of paper with a record of people that he had helped.....and never required it to be paid back.
My Dad called it ....A magnificent obsession......
Naomi just told me that Luke really loved the name Theo and it was he who really wanted it.
after any other suggestion Luke kept coming back to Theo.
So I feel honored that they named his second name after my Grandfather
Debbie Luke's Mother was just relieved that it wasn't Mc Gurk!!!!!
Congrats on another grandchild Lajla.... and let the parents know we congratulate them also and send our best. xxx
ReplyDeleteI'm with Debbie - how lovely to have your Grandfather honoured in this new generation xxx
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