Alan J. Buddendeck
Friends and family and home health aides of Bob Read,\r\n\r\nWe all lost a very good man in December, and my heart goes out to all who knew and loved Bob so well. We don't often get graced with such kindness and generosity in our lives. From my earliest years on Beechwood Drive in Bellbrook, Ohio, Bob and his beloved Liz were embraced like family by my Dad and Mom and brothers and sisters. This friendship that began when I was but four years old was a sustaining constant in my life -- from Bellbrook to points and places across the USA and around the world and back to home again, now in Michigan. \r\n\r\nThere is so much to say about Bob and the life that he shared with Liz. Our world is better for their journey with us, and their legacy is, no doubt, felt in so many ways -- known to many and know only to individuals. In the \"Stories,\" I've shared just a sliver of my and my family's journey with Bob and Liz; of course, it barely scratches the surface as their lives were so very well lived, and we each have our own stories of time with Bob or with Bob and Liz. I sincerely hope that Bob and Liz are together again and sharing Paradise, where they are forever young, forever healthy, forever in love, and forever loved.\r\n\r\nComing \"home\" to Bellbrook will never again be the same.\r\n\r\nPeace and all good things.