Sunday, November 13, 2005

All say, "How hard it is that we have to die" - a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.

Mark Twain

I had an incredible weekend.

I had the chance to meet another one of WB's children - a daughter who attends college in Northern Florida - so I was honored and flattered to be introduced to her.

I've now met all of his children and must say that WB has such a wonderful family - he is truly blessed with beautiful children and adorable grandchildren.

He's also blessed with a gift that few people actually possess...a genuine and sincere heart that's about the size of Texas! Just watching him interact with his daughter, I could sense such a strong love and rapport between the both of them...just incredible.

It made me think of Rich and Jacqui - and it made me wish that Rich had just a bit more time on this earth to share those sorts of feelings with her.

Rich was not a person who could easily show his emotional side. He used humor in lieu of true emotion - especially when it came to his feelings of love and fear.

Don't get me wrong - he loved Jacqui with all of his heart...it's just that he could not be as open about it as I would've liked him to be.