Me Grandpa Joe and me Grandpaw Hutchins (me Grandmaw Hutchins called him Mal after Malachi, his middle name) were definitely on the opposite sides of the attitude spectrum. Grandpaw was quiet and reflective. Joe was, well, Joe. His presence was, shall I say, emphatic. I love and respect both.
An interesting thing about Joe was how he did seem to adjust to different personalities when circumstances demanded as much. For as loud and brash as he could be, he always kept a cool and laid back demeanor around me Grandpaw Hutchins. I've long wondered whether Joe saw the calm dignity which emanated from Grandpaw and felt he had to respect that, talking to my maternal grandfather almost in reverence.
I doubt they met very often in their lives but I noticed even as a boy that Joe was always calm as he talked to Mal. Some folks just command that, even perhaps those with laid back personas.
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