What is the measure of a man? Bob Matthews was the gold standard. He wasn't just a good guy, he was the good guy. He was the man you want your sons to become, the lawyer you hire when everything is on the line, the only person you trust to take your husband flying.
His plane fell out of the sky yesterday, a burning ball that sailed slowly to the ground, held aloft by a red and white parachute. How many of us, watching it fall, thought, "It couldn't be Bob." More than most, he seemed invincible. We've lost a great repository of honor and integrity, a pillar of many societies, a modern-day hero who went quietly about his business, raising up everyone around him. The world is poorer for his absence.
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But the world is richer for the mark that he has left on the lives of so many good people whom he touched, people such as you, your husband, and the boys you now raise. The world changes through small, good deeds, and their resonance through people who care. My thoughts go out to his family and to you.
Love you,
Jenny - So sorry to hear of your and the community's loss. Its stories like these that explain why I have not piloted a plane since my kids were born...no matter how safety conscious one is, things can go wrong.
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