To the Editor:

(The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee.)

Dear Grandpa Bob,

You are very special to our family. We love you very much. We miss you and we will miss your long speeches before holiday dinner this year and every year.

You will always be with us. Happy holidays your first year in Heaven.

You were always respectful (always), very intelligent (PhD in Chemistry, well read, logical,) non judgmental, and very distinguished.

Always reading the newspaper, very well informed, solid advice, always strong for our family, always loving.

Always interested in our lives, our thoughts, our feelings. Always a loving greeting when speaking on the phone ... “Hello Robin!! How are things at your house?”

Grandpa Bob, things are good at home. John is in college doing well, I am working with the children and loving it, John Sr is working hard and still taking care of his dad.

You will always be well informed about our lives because your spirit will be within our hearts and home every day. Always with us.

Love your daughter Robin Sarubbi, your son-in-law John, and your grandson John.

Greenwich