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Kelly (Gleeson) Arnold

I remember being a freshie at Westgate and being amazed when Rob, a popular senior and handsome jock, would give me a smile and say hi as he passed in the hallways. He was completely unaffected by his popularity. My son is a talented football player and is becoming a senior at Westgate. When he started high school, I told him about Rob as an example to follow - to check his ego and be a good guy to everybody. I knew Susan through dancing and thought the world of her because she was so nice and friendly. In my teenage eyes, they were the perfect couple … a sentiment that continued through to the last time I saw them together at the Country Market about a month ago. Through the years, as Rob and Susan married and had their family, I likened him to Michael Landon (always thought he looked a bit like him) and his character on Little House of the Prairie – hard working, loving husband and father, funny, and always willing to help anyone who needed it. My husband Greg got to know Rob through work and grew very fond of him. I cried when I heard the news about Rob and know in my heart how much Susan, Paul, Katie and Callie and the rest of the family miss him. I hope, with time, his memory brings you more laughter than tears. I dusted off my old 45 of Neil Young’s “Old Man” and gave it a spin in his honour, with a smile on my face and love in my heart. Thinking of you all.
Friday June 16, 2017 at 12:02 pm
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