Ross Welch:
CLASS OF 1972
James Wood High SchoolClass of 1972
Winchester, VA
Lord Fairfax Community CollegeClass of 1981
Middletown, VA
Ross's Story
THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME THAT I DIDN'T EXPECT................................
I WAS 35 YEARS OLD AND HAD MOSTLY GIVEN UP ON GETTING MARRIED. I WALKED INTO MY FATHERS CAR DEALERSHIP TO VISIT AND SAW A WOMAN WORKING THERE CLEANING UP THE CARS. PRETTY MUCH LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ! I WENT RIGHT ON PAST SMITTEN AND DIRECTLY TO SMOTE. ANYTIME SHE LEFT THE ROOM, IT FELT LIKE SHE'D TAKEN ALL THE AIR WITH HER ! I COULD NOT BREATH RIGHT UNTIL I SAW HER AGAIN ! I FOLLWED HER AROUND EVERY WAKING MOMENT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, LIKE A PUPPY DOG. ASKED HER OUT ON DATES, VISITED HER AT HER TRAILER. BOUGHT HER A HOUSE A MONTH AFTER I MET HER. BOUGHT HER AN ENGAGEMENT RING A MONTH LATER. ASKED HER 457,000 TIMES TO MARRY ME. JAN. 14, 1990 AT 11:45 PM SHE SAID YES. MAY 19, 1990 WE WERE MARRIED.
I NEVER KNEW I COULD LOVE SOMEONE WITH THE FEELINGS I FELT. NEVER KNEW JUST HOW MUCH PLEASURE ...Expand for more
AND PAIN LOVING SOMEONE COULD BRING.
THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME THAT I DIDN'T EXPECT............................
AUGUST 2004, SITTING WITH MY WIFE IN THE DOCTORS OFFICE, HEARING HIM SAY THAT HER BREAST CANCER HAD COME BACK AFTER 5 YEARS AND HAD NOW SPREAD TO BECOME BONE CANCER.
NOV. 14 2004 AT 1:10 PM, SITTING IN A HOSPITAL ROOM HOLDING MY WIFES HAND AS SHE TOOK HER LAST BREATH AND WENT TO HEAVEN . MY LIFE STOPPED THEN, I JUST EXSIST NOW, WAITING TO GO SEE MY WIFE AGAIN.
IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE DISCOVERED AFTER 3 HEART ATTACKS THAT OBVIOUSLY GOD AND MY WIFE HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP ME DOWN HERE FOR AWHILE. SO, I JUST RELAX, TRY NOT TO LET THINGS BOTHER ME, TALK TO FRIENDS AND DO MY BEST TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH OR AT LEAST FORGET ABOUT WHATEVER BOTHERS THEM FOR A WHILE.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO DO, SO I WORK ON MAKING SOMEBODY HAPPY. I FOUND I'M FAIRLY GOOD AT IT.
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