Blessings for the Dead

Family prayers in my family often include a request for blessings for a list of people - bless Mommy and Daddy and Russy and Billy and Grandma and Grandpa and Grandma and Grandpa. (I left out the girls to shorten the list. We are usually included, but I like shorter lists.)

Since Grandpa Howes died, he has been left out of the blessing list.

But why should he be? He still exists and could probably still use blessings. They definitely wouldn't hurt. Sure, I don't know what sort of blessings he'd need. But I don't necessarily know what specific blessings all the other people on the list need, either.