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George F. Robie Family @ Celebration

Family Members: left to right

Michael Robie, Craig Robie, Rebecca Robie, Nancy Robie Bunt, Dick Robie, Barbara Ronayne Robie, Gina Robie Chilress, Dan Snider, Reagan Snider Mauk, Patty Robie Snider, Todd Robie, George F. Robie Jr., Matt Deason, Amanda Robie Harvey, Leanne Snider Deason, Carol Robie, Fred Jenkins, Patrick Robie, Jay Snider, Lyndsay Penne, Lindsay Merrill Snider, Lauren Penne

Sharing Celebration Photos from Patty

Thank you to my beloved daughter, Reagan, for taking on the huge task of managing this blog. She has shared the labor now with me, so, hopefully, I'll be able to do as well as she has. I am not an English teacher as she is, so expect grammer and spelling erros!!!!!!(I am also comma happy,,,,, so there you are...feel free to make mistakes...no one is perfect!)

Tonight as I watched the full moon rise sitting from Granddad's chair on my screened in porch (with the fountain on as he preferred), I raised a glass of bourbon to him and said aloud, "Full moon! Will be a pretty freaky night at the nursing home, eh dad? Aren't you glad you aren't there!!!!" Tipper, my poodle, and I toasted him until the moon rose into the clouds, then we came into the house. Her to her brown bed and me to the computer. I have created a Picasa web album with pictures from the day after the "GFR Celebration" . I have left it open to the public in hopes that all will be able to access it easily. http://picasaweb.google.com/parsnider2/Gfr#

Please share the memorial link with all your family....

Goodbye Granddad

I am happy. I think Granddad would want me to be happy for him. He lived 92 amazing years filled with all types of life experiences. He was a son, a hitchhiker, a college student, a soldier, a husband, an engineer, a friend, a father, a grandfather and a great-grandfather. These are just a few of his titles and accolades. Above all, he was a man of faith. For that reason, I think he would want us to rejoice that he's gone to heaven. He's celebrating with Grandma, his parents and his brothers and sisters as well as meeting my daughter Isabelle for the first time. We're going to throw one heck of a party in his honor, sing some of his favorite hymns and old time favorites ("Ragtime Cowboy Joe", anyone?), and tell stories until we laugh so hard we cry. I'm lucky to have known him and loved him. I thank God for such a wonderful grandfather and such a long time with him. We'll miss you.