Wednesday, August 2, 2017
I am thinking of Richard this evening, he was a great listener of all my stories. He use to tell me of his military stories of when he was in North Africa. At that time three years ago his memory was pretty darn sharp. I think had his speech had not left him, he was still able to remember he just couldn't get his words to come out. We, my wife and I, were just visiting him and his lovely wife Bobbie two weeks ago and he smiled at me in all the time we spent with them. I know with out a shadow of doubt that he knew who we were. We will all miss him in days to come, he gave me a hard firm grip hand shake as we parted, we neither one knew that would be the last, that meant so much to me, he was a great friend. We will help Bobbie and his family celebrate his life with the memories we have !