died suddenly this morning of a heart attack. He was only 58 and had lost enough weight to cause his doctor to take him off of medications for high blood pressure and cholesterol. He was married to my dear aunt, and I feel so badly for her and their 6 kids. They only had 2 kids together, but he treated the 4 she had during her first marriage as if they were his.
Coming from a home with a father and stepfather who were NIGHTMARES, I used to love staying at their house. There was no tension, and he was kind and gentle with everyone. I told my aunt just a few months ago that I used to think that all men were mean until I met him.
The first nice guy I ever met is gone. He did so much good with the time he had, but his time has been cut short.