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Sign In to Show Your SupportWe are coming up on Rick’s first Yahrzeit (the anniversary of his death) this Friday, April 7th.
It’s been an unsettling and challenging year of self-discovery, change, and growth. In the past few months I have processed profound loss and sadness, locked up by the shock and speed with which he passed.
Looking back now, among the things I miss most, besides his companionship, is the sound of his mellifluous actor’s voice; when he spoke, people sat up and took notice.
The other thing I miss is his mind; those idiosyncratic takes on things—deeply felt—that connected his own colorful, adventurous life experience and lifted conversation and a view of the world to a different and sometimes higher level.
Thanks to the faithful love and support of good friends and family and a wise counselor (I’ve never sought therapy before), I’m beginning to move into a new life. This year I participated in a mini-triathalon, kayaked on the Chesapeake Bay, celebrated our grandson’s bar mitzvah in Burlington, Vermont, and have finally been able to get back to volunteering in person--tutoring second and third graders below their reading level because of the pandemic. It has been a joyful experience to be with them, and the mere thought of what they say and do regularly brings a smile to my face.
Rick will always be with me, in my love and memory of him, as I set off on new adventures. As he always liked to say, “Life Goes On.”
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