She said “I miss you.”

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Death is final, but our memories live on in time.

Death has no rewinds or do overs.

Robert’s death differed from all the other deaths of friends and family members that I have experienced. He was my friend for 28 plus years.

How I meet Robert

I first meet Robert shortly after my wife and I married in 1990. Robert and his wife Deb were living in Florida, where we had traveled for my first visit meeting Robert and Deb.

Robert and Deb had recently adopted two small children, both children were from different families.

My wife and I became family shortly after meeting Robert and his wife

Shortly after marrying my wife I meet Robert and Deb. Deb and my wife were best friends since 4th grade. Robert and Deb married in 1978 and had were married for 41 years.

They made us feel part of the family from the first meeting without hesitation, Robert took the lead, Deb and the children followed in referring to us as Uncle and Aunt. It was an honor to us to be referred to as Uncle and Aunt by a family that was not biologically link.

Over the years they were closer and closer