Dear Abby: Honoring my granddaughter’s memory is causing tension in my marriage Published: Jun. 04, 2025, 1:00 a.m. Dear Abby: I recently lost my first grandchild at age 24.

In our last photo together, my great-grandmother wore the necklace she left me, and now it holds her memory, my grief, and the love that still connects us.

For the past 21 years, Jessica has been my oldest and only granddaughter, and she was told that she would get the necklace when she graduated college, which she did at the start of the summer.