Good Bye Chip!
You'll be sorely missed, & our deepest condolences to your family.
Chip has been one of our sincerest BUDDIES on this site.
I'd like to show you private message he sent to us showing how sincere he was.
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"Haven't been around for a while".
"Was catching up on things on here over the past day or so and noticed a blog about your wife being ill. I am very, very sorry to hear that Dick and am hoping that she is doing better. You are an inspiration around here (actually I should say the two of you are) and I hope that you are hanging in there during this stressful time.
Having been through a marriage that didn't work out terribly well I just want to tell you that it is very reassuring to me when I see a couple married and in love for so long that happy relationships are possible. In these stress-filled times that we live in, sometimes when a person gets divorced they feel as though being happy in a relationship isn't possible. I know I certainly felt that way for a long time after my divorce. Having watched and listened to you over the short period I have known you I am constantly reminded that love between two people is still possible and something to hope and strive for.
OK, enough of this rambling. You both are in my thoughts and prayers. Dick, it is my honor to know someone with such talent and more than that, someone who combines such wisdom and talent with such large amounts of generosity and humility".
"Best regards to you and your wife",
"Chip"
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From down deep in our hearts!
Dick, & Barb Cain