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Apr 26Liked by Robert Garrett

I didn’t know there was a status higher than Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite, but being a Before tops it. The first week we met, you not only set the lifetime standard for how to treat people at work, but you also introduced me to Hooters! Love you Robert.

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Love you Rubes!

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I suspect we weren't meant to be "Befores" because the world couldn't handle that kind of good time trouble. However, I'm grateful to be an After. Your insight, wisdom and of course witty humor is such a gift.

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"Good time trouble" is eerily accurate!

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I feel the same way about my friends. This is beautiful, thanks for sharing!

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Thanks Chris! I thought of you as well when I was writing it.

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Apr 26Liked by Robert Garrett

I met you in the 3rd grade. I don’t know if you knew it, but you were my boyfriend 😂

You Ronnie and Bert were my best friends. My Dad’s job moved us to Orlando so we lost touch for a while…but then you asked me to the homecoming dance. You made me feel like a princess that night Bobby.

Then life happened and we moved to California. But I never stopped thinking about you. Ronnie and Bert too of course. I kept in touch with Bert until he ‘went of the grid’ or surfed to Peru. Anyway, we’ve always been friends…you played guitar hero with my daughter! I remember you then and now and I still love you very much 🥰

Dorinda

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Awwww. Love you too!

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Apr 26Liked by Robert Garrett

You will always be Bobby to me ❤️ and I love you.

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Thank you for sharing this, Robert. I understand your regret, but I'd wager that you have just as much or more to offer the Afters and your two children as you had before - just different. Solid spirit, mental strength, perspective, time to stop and smell, appreciation for the little things. I didn't know you before, but you seem pretty awesome after.

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Thanks for your lovely thoughts that made me cry! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

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