A Sad Week.

It has been a rough week in the H-W house. On Sunday we got a call that Bob's father was very ill and had experienced a brain bleed. They were unsure of how things were going to go and as Bob debated trying to get up to Worcester to see his Dad we recieved a phone call that he had died much quicker than they expected. Unfortunately my father in law and I did not know each other well - we didn't get the opportunity to spend time together for various reasons but there are some things that I do know about my father-in-law.

I know that my father-in-law picked onions out of his garden and ate them like apples. I know that he was a champion horseshoe player and played on a league with Bob for a few years. I know that he loved to work in his garden and Bob was so enamored with his father's garden that he planted and tended his own invisible garden when he was four. I know that when Bob became an adult and had to decide what to do with his life he immediately signed up for the Air Force because his Dad had served in the Air Force for 8 years. (He was turned down for poor eyesight and joined the army instead!) I know that my father-in-law and Bob played on a candlepin bowling league together and that when Bob moved out on his own he stayed within a mile of his parents until our wedding day. I know that when I married Bob he was thrust into the role of fatherhood and did it seamlessly and with amazing instinct. I know that Bob is a gentle, tender, wonderful father and that he would absolutely consider his father a great role model in his life. It is absolutely true that it is easier to go through something painful yourself than to watch someone you love go through it! I wish there was something that I could do to make this time easier for Bob but knowing that his father is at peace and coming home to 6 loving smiling faces will at least make things a little bit better for right now!

The link to the obituary in the Worcester Telegram is listed below!

http://www.legacy.com/telegram/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=125222190

GNM - ILY!