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Justin Bieber is mourning the death of his grandfather, Bruce Dale. On April 26, the “Sorry” singer announced that his grandfather died when he shared a sweet throwback photo of them together in 2009 on . He penned the caption, “Papa, I always took all ur money lol.
I remember u specifically telling me, gramma gave u an allowance of 20 dollars for the WEEK! I would always convince you to spend on snacks at the hockey game on Friday nights. Reluctantly you always gave it to me.” Bieber then named some snacks that he would buy with his grandpa’s cash, listing “corn nuts, skittles, gum balls, chuck a puck, slush puppies.
” The singer also gave a shoutout to referees at a Canadian junior hockey league for “enduring all of my grandpas heckling for all of your horrible referee calls.” “I can’t wait to see u again soon in heaven,” he said. “Until then I know ur watching down probly still heckling Beatty or Fagon for missing that cross check call in the corner there lmfao.
I will miss u. I will ache. And I’ll sit and let myself remember all of the wonderful times we’ve had.
” Bieber also took to his Instagram stories to share a beautiful throwback video of him running into his grandfather’s arms as a little kid. His wife, Hailey Bieber, also paid tribute to her late grandfather-in-law. On her Instagram stories, she reposted Bieber’s message about his grandfather and added, “Love you Grandpa Bruce” with the angel wing and dove emoji.
According to , he was 80 when he died “peacefully" at the Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth on April 24. Dale has been known to be a proud supporter of his grandson’s music career. In a at the Steps to Stardom exhibit, he revealed what it was like to see Bieber on stage for the first time.
“Seeing him on stage for the first time was amazing. Grandma and I drove eight hours to get to the first show and he didn’t know we were coming,” Dale said. When asked why he gets emotional talking about Bieber, Dale said, “I don’t know.
It just happens. I can sit and talk with anybody about anything, but when it comes to talking about him, I just get emotional.” Joyann Jeffrey is a trending news reporter based in New York City.
