Seems like I’m writing way too many of these lately.
Surviving the loss of a friend can be a difficult process – one of our closest friends, Marvin Smith passed away early this morning. None of our lives will ever the same without him.
Those of you that attended Kelly’s wedding will remember that the Smiths not only won the prize for being married the longest, but – had there been one – would easily have walked off with the prize for the best dancers.
There’s an old saying that nobody cares if you can dance well – just get up and dance. That probably sums up Marvin’s life pretty good. He had a couple of careers and still found time to have the best looking lawn in the neighborhood, he enjoyed going out for a good meal and finally figured out that a Martini is better if you just use vodka and don’t mess it up with all that other “stuff.” He enjoyed just going for a drive – exploring new things and places. He never mastered the slots, but Anne did, so Marvin rarely had to pay for dinner. He had a great philosophy for life — Marvin just danced!
I suspect that by now Marvin has got the greatest set of golf clubs and using them on the most beautiful fairway one could imagine – and – I bet he’s hitting them straight down the middle way more than 150 yards.
How lucky I was to have known such an unselfish person that lived by example and by the rules of integrity, hard work and treating people with respect.
I heard a quote once, and a usual didn’t write it down or remember who said it, but it went something like: To live in the hearts we leave behind, is not to die.
There always will be a place in our hearts for Marvin – may he rest in peace.
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