It's been some time since I updated my blog. I was all set to catch up this week and post some of my recent activities, but I was sidetracked. Wednesday
morning I received an e-mail telling me one of my dearest childhood friends had
suddenly died. Remember when you were in grade school and you made friends with someone you instantly felt in
sync with that person, that was my connection with Robert. We met in 4
th grade, I can
remember the very moment, well at least one of our first interactions. Robert had
seriously lacerated his hand the evening before, his entire palm was in stitches. I had vivid memories of him describing his injury, it was so
intriguing... we were forever friends from that moment on. College takes you away from home and paths seem to drive people to various locations. We met up at our 20
th High School Reunion in 2004 and spent some good time together. Robert had 2 children and a lovely wife. Several years
earlier a very close friend was killed by a drunk driver, Robert named his son after Joe. He was a doctor and (as
beautifully stated by a friend on
FB today) a warrior. A very talented and
successful man
with a great sense of humor. We promised to visit each others homes and remain in contact but time seemed to take over
again. Then 1 night, after returning from a
Beatles's tribute show (1964 The Tribute, they are amazing) I returned home to a
FB greeting from Robert. How wonderful... I had just come across some old photos of him the day before. We chatted and made promises to call... I posted the funny pictures and
notified a bunch of friends that he was on
FB. I knew we would have plenty of time to catch up... My deepest sympathy for Robert's wife Lisa and family. Always in our heart's and deeply etched in mine... from 4th grade and forever.
