Close to the dead?

Recently I have found myself bursting into tears at random intervals because I miss my dear departed Grandfather. However, i have never met the man. My dad lost him when he was thirteen, and the only link with him i have is that my dad recognised his eyes in me when i was born. I feel this fondness particularly through a certain song (Annie's song) which I have been told was his favourite piece,and because of that, my dad learned it on piano when he was a child, and later passed that song onto me. Whenever i play it, i become so overwhelmed with emotion and a sense of missing someone i have to stop. I wondered if he was trying to contact me in any way, or if there was a reason to my overwhelming sense of sadness?

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He might not have been close to you, but a loss is a loss, you will still feel sad, and anything that remindes you of hiim will bring sorrow,

I grieved for someone I never had the chance to get to know. After a while, I realised that I was grieving for loss of potential. Hope that makes some sense to you :)