Uncle Bob

Last Monday Will's Uncle Bob passed away.  I've waited a bit to post this, as it is taking a while to sink in.  Uncle Bob had been battling illnesses for as long as I've known him and I'll never forget the first time I met him.  It was at Will's Aunt Nancy's wedding about a decade ago now.  After the wedding ceremony something went wrong with his heart and he had to go to the emergency room.  I remember thinking how serious it sounded.  Between countless ER trips and hospital stays later,  I had the pleasure of getting to know Uncle Bob.  At family functions he could usually be found sitting on the edges of the festivities, limited by his disabilities.  And although he suffered a great deal over the last several years, he always looked on with a smile and was quick to laugh at the cute things his grand-nieces and nephews said or did.  He loved reading about our family updates on this blog too and I will never forget watching him hold our daughters for the first time.  Here he is below holding a day old Lucy with tears in his eyes.

 And here he is below holding a six week old Emma.  I know he would have visited Emma at a day old if he could have, but he was a patient in the hospital at the same time she was born.

I wish I could post a third picture, of Uncle Bob holding Luke.  However, I know without a doubt that he is holding Luke in heaven now and telling him all about his family on earth.  Thank you Uncle Bob for all of your love and support and we are looking forward to the day when we are all together again in heaven.