Prayers Please-One Of Our Best Friends Passed Away Yesterday

I wanted to do a fun post today
but life has a way of taking
unexpected twists and turns.

I worked at the VA yesterday.
When I got home there was a message on my phone.
Our long-time friend, 
and almost family, member
Tom B.
 passed away.

 His wife woke at 6am and he was gone..
gone from this earth to a better place...
leaving this world a poorer place
with his absence.
Tom was a good soul-
kind and gentle and loving.

You might remember when I helped
them stage their house a couple of years ago-
You can see that here & here

They moved to Florida after their house sold
and have been enjoying life down there.
He is the guy that I thought would outlive us all.
I was wrong.
He was bigger than life 
and one of the funniest men
I have ever met.
I will miss all his witticisms 
at our family gatherings.
Until they moved- they spent
EVERY HOLIDAY with us.

Please keep Ruth and their daughter, Lori, 
in your prayers.
They will need them.
Tom & Ruth were a special couple-
just like family to us.
If you saw Tom you could be sure Ruth
was somewhere nearby and vice-versa.

I will be gone for a bit.
This has been a crazy summer for us
all the way around.

Sorry to be gone-but-
I will be back soon-----

ps-----No laughs today but I will have
some for you when I come back....
pinky promise!