Thursday, June 18, 2020

WE DON’T FORGET


Today is one of the saddest days of my life, as it is ironically, one of the happiest. In 2018 two things happened simultaneously, my beautiful grandson Bobby was born, and my beautiful daughter-in-law Courtney passed. All this came to pass in one moment, together and inter-twined forever in my mind and etched in the family history.

She was amazing, beautiful, generous, understanding, and fiery. She was a great mother and teacher to my beautiful granddaughter, Darby. She believed in social justice for all, put her actions to use, and taught her daughter Darby to learn to fight, too. Courtney was no ordinary person, she was oh so much extraordinary, she topped her graduating class in college, worked with children, did a TV commercial for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and did it well!

Courtney saw to it she married someone with heart, substance, and likewise, belief in social justice. Anthony did much in his life to make us, his parents proud, but the single-most thing he did to top that list, was to marry Courtney Hyde. She raised the stock of us all, and she will continue, even in her absence as her children will fill the void as best they can.

Today is Bobby’s birthday, and he is unaware yet of how important he is to us, how much he is loved and will be loved. He is my first grandson, and my only grandson he is MY grandson, thank you, God. He is the living spirit of both his mother and father.

He is crafty, tough, yet loving, and very, very funny. He can be proud of his sister Darby and learn a lot from her. Darby is the clone of her mother and we will cherish that as she grows into a woman, the same wonderful woman her mom is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOBBY!
Love,
Grandpa and Grandma

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