Yesterday the beginnings of a painful separation began as the members of an over 55 community gathered to offer the wife and I a fond farewell and a hearty thank you.
We’ve been their janitorial crew for years and over that time they’ve all become our friends and family . All of them. Even the grumpy ones and the picky ones, the ones who insist on walking on wet floors even when they don’t have to. They have all been a part of our daily lives for many years.
Decades ago I collected my DD 214 and left the US military one very happy day. I never once looked back , nor ever tried to contact any of my fellow service members. That separation was sharp … and it was absolute .
This separation is different . After our well appreciated farewell get together the wife and I came home and cried. We knew we could never allow this parting be as abrupt and absolute as others in the past. We hope to hold the privilege of always being able to stop in for a visit with long time friends .
To Charlotte Square Condominiums and all its residents ….
the thank you should have been from us …… to you
Rich and Maggie
