re: Deceased relative that you wish you had met?

My maternal great-grandfather. He sent my grandfather to the U.S. as a 16 year old and stayed behind to protect the family home prior to the outbreak of WWI, uncerain whether or not Denmark would end up being attacked by Germany. After my grandfather immigrated to the U.S., four months later, my great-grandfather died in a boating accident that killed over 20 people (my great-grandmother had previously passed away).

Had he not sent my grandfather to America, my grandmother would never have met my grandfather and I wouldn't be here today. So, I've always been grateful for his selfless act, as I wouldn't be here, today.