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Today my very good friend's (Bob Miller aka jerseydad),  wife passed away from a long battle with breast cancer.  Although I have never met Cindy, I have met Bob a few times and our friendship actually began  many, many years ago.

 

jerseydad, justbaseball and I share a very special HSBBW relationship, not going to get into the details, but FWIW its been a great support group for all of us and not just always about baseball stuff.

 

I have thought about what to say all day, I know that some folks have seen it posted on Facebook, I know that many of you know him and it is very hard to find the words when you know your very good friend and his family are in pain.

 

The one thing that I have admired about Bob so much through the years, is that he always came here offering great advice, always upbeat, never complained about anything, (yeah his son like many of ours have had bad breaks too) and yet for the past few years he has been dealing with his wife's serious illness and not so great prognosis and never let on that he had some stuff going on in his life.

 

I do realize that the reason we are all here is because baseball is a very important part of our lives.

My advice, try to enjoy the good times in your life and don't be miserable over the little stuff  (most know what I am talking about)  and as long as you have your family to come home to every night and hug them and kiss them,  nothing else really matters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I woke up this morning with a bad feeling about Bob's wife and went to our private message room to find out the sad, sad news.  Bob had shared with TPM and me her illness a couple of years ago…and we had talked often about the painful journey and his love for his wife and kids...and while the whole thing has been truly heartbreaking, I can tell you that we should all wish that we had a marriage like Bob's and Cindy's and we should all wish we had a spouse and father like Bob.

 

Bob is one of the genuinely good people on planet Earth and I am immensely privileged to know him on a personal level.

 

I love Bob Miller…even though I've never met him him in person (I aim to correct that sometime soon)…and by extension his whole family including his wife Cindy.

 

Today/tonight I will continue to pray for Bob and his family.  In whatever way is comfortable for you, I hope you will too.

 

Hug your spouse and kids tonight.  God bless the Miller family.

Last edited by justbaseball

Bob, I am so very sorry. Your presence here has always been so encouraging, so heartwarming, to me and so many of our members. I did not know Cindy, but from following you and your posts about your beautiful family, I know she must have been a wonderful, kind, very special person.  Praying for comfort for you and your family.

 

Julie

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