Today is the second anniversary of my husband Bob’s death. And leading up to this day I’ve done a lot of thinking about him – mostly about how much I miss him and need him. I also read through some letters I received from friends after he died. I’d like to share a couple with you.
This first one is from Jack (Wizard) Doyle, my high school friend, Annie’s, husband. Here are his beautiful and thoughtful words:
Madeline,
I recently heard about Bob’s death. Julie Allen (Brown) let me know when we
exchanged holiday greetings. I’m so sorry. He was such a great guy and
interested in so many things. Renaissance Man was certainly a correct
description.
I thought of Bob recently. When the Jupiter and Saturn conjunction
occurred; Russ and I went out to a nearby field to have an unobstructed
view. There was a man there who had his telescope hooked up to his
computer, so we could see the planets on the screen. He was so happy to
share his astronomy knowledge with us. It was then that I flashed back to
Kwajalein and remembered Bob was an astronomy enthusiast and a fan of Carl
Sagan – “Billions and billions of stars…” Bob must have loved looking
up at the night sky over Kwaj. It was practically overwhelming. All those
stars.
Madeline, you are in my heart, and I hope your memories of Bob will comfort
you.
Fondly,
Martha Hamilton
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That’s enough for today. I don’t have to tell you all that Robert Sharples is and will stay in my heart.
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