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Hello friends of the knife community. Bob's daughter Lan here.
First off, my apologies for not posting sooner to keep in touch with you all. I have corresponded with several members via phone texts. Paul Hilborn has continued his wonderful tradition of texting me on Patriots football game days as he and Dad so often did as fans of the NE Patriots.
I have been trying to make this post for almost one month now. Yes, it has been one year since my Dad (BigBiscuit as you all know him) passed. The passing of time does not make our loss any easier by any means. We just learn to adapt and hopefully move on in a way to honor the memory of our dear lost loved ones. I'm sure many here can relate to that. We still miss Dad terribly on a daily basis. Over this past year, it became more and more evident just how much my Dad solidified our family structure. Even during his illness, he was our rock to lean on and offered constant advise and guidance to myself and my son Bo. He even became a loving father figure to my husband when we married six years ago.
This past Thanksgiving was extremely difficult. We had decided as a family to have a place set at the table for Dad to symbolically have him with us. Dinner started out well, but my son Bo really broke down during the meal as we were reminiscing with loving stories of his "Pa". This was the worst I've seen him since Dad passed. He really misses his Pa. We all stayed together until late in the night for comfort. This was partly why I have been struggling writing this and dealing with some of my own depression over the loss.
On a lighter note and the main reason for my update, Bo has done extremely well in his senior year in high school. He has always done very well, but perhaps in some way he used school to shift his focus of our loss. His academics have been over the top good. Bo participated in the early action applications for some colleges he is interested in for next year. Due to that early action process, his very good GPA and some letters of recommendations from several teachers, I am happy to announce he has been accepted to several schools with some scholarship offerings. Bo has decided to attend Northeastern University next year in Boston.
That all leads me to my sincere appreciation and thanks to this wonderful community. Due to the efforts of folks like Paul Hilborn, Ron Presley, Randy Redden, Duncan, Evan Nicolaides and others (I love you guys) for starting a donation fund for Bo's college, many of the wonderful folks of this community made that fund successful. I am happy to inform all that those donations will now be put to their intended purpose.
I can't thank you all enough for the outpouring of love and generosity you have shown our family in remembrance of your friend BigBiscuit. My heart is overfilled with love for all of you and rest assured we truly appreciate it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
First off, my apologies for not posting sooner to keep in touch with you all. I have corresponded with several members via phone texts. Paul Hilborn has continued his wonderful tradition of texting me on Patriots football game days as he and Dad so often did as fans of the NE Patriots.
I have been trying to make this post for almost one month now. Yes, it has been one year since my Dad (BigBiscuit as you all know him) passed. The passing of time does not make our loss any easier by any means. We just learn to adapt and hopefully move on in a way to honor the memory of our dear lost loved ones. I'm sure many here can relate to that. We still miss Dad terribly on a daily basis. Over this past year, it became more and more evident just how much my Dad solidified our family structure. Even during his illness, he was our rock to lean on and offered constant advise and guidance to myself and my son Bo. He even became a loving father figure to my husband when we married six years ago.
This past Thanksgiving was extremely difficult. We had decided as a family to have a place set at the table for Dad to symbolically have him with us. Dinner started out well, but my son Bo really broke down during the meal as we were reminiscing with loving stories of his "Pa". This was the worst I've seen him since Dad passed. He really misses his Pa. We all stayed together until late in the night for comfort. This was partly why I have been struggling writing this and dealing with some of my own depression over the loss.
On a lighter note and the main reason for my update, Bo has done extremely well in his senior year in high school. He has always done very well, but perhaps in some way he used school to shift his focus of our loss. His academics have been over the top good. Bo participated in the early action applications for some colleges he is interested in for next year. Due to that early action process, his very good GPA and some letters of recommendations from several teachers, I am happy to announce he has been accepted to several schools with some scholarship offerings. Bo has decided to attend Northeastern University next year in Boston.
That all leads me to my sincere appreciation and thanks to this wonderful community. Due to the efforts of folks like Paul Hilborn, Ron Presley, Randy Redden, Duncan, Evan Nicolaides and others (I love you guys) for starting a donation fund for Bo's college, many of the wonderful folks of this community made that fund successful. I am happy to inform all that those donations will now be put to their intended purpose.
I can't thank you all enough for the outpouring of love and generosity you have shown our family in remembrance of your friend BigBiscuit. My heart is overfilled with love for all of you and rest assured we truly appreciate it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!