Many of us get caught up in the stuff of life that in the scheme of things often doesn't actually add much value - cars, houses, materialistic things, things that are quite important to many of us (and very important to me).
. Bob was a guy who saw right past all this and lived a life focusing on the things that were really important to him. His dear wife and soul mate of 35 years, Colleen, mother of the two children (now both parents), and more recently, grand children. He was justifiably proud of his business earning a reputation as a craftsman car painter, never one to compromise, but even more proud of his prowess as a snapper fisherman, a family man, and an all round "good Kiwi bloke". Always fit, lean and healthy, enormously pleased to fed the family from his own garden, his sudden illness came as an enormous shock to everyone - if there was a profile, he certainly didn't fit within it - 16 days later, he was gone Perhaps the endearing memories many of the. huge number of people who turned out to pay their respects were of a man who always (always) took the time to speak to people, (often at length), who took a genuine interest in what they were doing and what was happening, a man who we can look to as a role model - certainly a reminder to me that how we are seen and judged by others who matter is based on our character and personality, not our material possessions. Comments are closed.
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Don MalcolmA perfect day involves being on my Harley with a long ride ahead.
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