Sorry for your loss. It will take time to heal, but keep your fond memories of him forever in your mind.
While my father never made syrup after he moved away from the farm he grew up on, I started making it in his last year with us. I would have liked it very much if he had been able to see my sugarhouse just 1 year later, but he was looking down to see it then and that thought gave me some peace of mind.
Treasure the times you had with your grandpa and then resolve to be like him and mentor others as he did you. The cycle of life never ends.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.