Bob Bendix:  

November 2015 My Mom passed away on July 15. My wife and I were at her side when she passed at the Hospice. She just kinda took one last deep breath, exhaled, and she was gone. I wear her wedding band on a chain around my neck as a constant reminder of her. some days, it's hard to believe she is gone. The Memorial Service at the Unitarian Fellowship in Mohegan Lake was very well attended. We will inter her ashes there in the Memorial Garden, next to her Husband May 2015 Back in March, my Mom and younger brother moved from Somers up to Merrimack, NH. That puts them less than 30 minutes from me. My Mom, now 89, is having mobility issues, and has suffered nerve damage to her face. She can no longer talk, and eats only pureed foods. She is also pretty much confined to a wheelchair. Her mind is still sharp, and she writes when an expression or gesture is not enough. I try to visit at least once a week. All of her sons plus my daughter joined her for a Mother's Day brunch. My daughter Beverly graduated from RPI in Troy, NY in 2010 and has been working at NYSERDA in Albany. She and her fiance Sam recently bought a 34 foot O'Day sailboat, and are departing shortly for a year long sailing adventure called The Loop of America. They will both be working remotely part time from the boat. My two oldest grandkids are graduating from High School in June. Danny is planning to enlist in the Marines, and they want to put him in Officers Training. LeeAnne will be sticking closer to home, attending Nashua Community College for General Studies, then transitioning to a 4 year college for CSI studies. I repeated as Vintage Trials C...Expand for more