Dear Terri - You may not remember me.  I had the pleasure of working for your father at M&B Rexall Drugs in Anaheim when I was just a teenager.  It was my first full-time job.  I am now retired and was looking up people I used to know and I ran across this site regarding your father's passing.  The 50th anniversary photo of you Mom and Dad brought back so many memories for me.  I am sorry for your loss.  He was a great influence in my early life and really built my work ethic as well as my feelings of self-worth with the trust he placed in me.  Please pass on my condolences to any of your family that may remember me.   He was a great man in my eyes and I am sorry to hear of his leaving us.  Best regards, Larry R. Patterson

Uncle Bud, I feel so bad I hadn't seen you since 1959. I loved you so much. Please say hi to my mom (your sister, Colleen)for me.

Dad, I am going to miss you sooo much.  I will always remember our special times together.  You are with the Lord and at peace now.  We all will take care of our mom. I have been blessed and proud to be your daughter. I love you.

Betsy Schultz (Salem, OR)

Grandpa words cannot express how much I will miss you, I love you with all of my heart and I value all of the special times we shared together. I will always keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Rest in peace until I see you again. Xoxo

Grandpa, we love you and will miss you.  We'll take care of grandma for you.  Rest in peace and know how much we love you and are always so proud of you!

You are now safely home with our Lord and will be in our hearts, thoughts and prayers forever.

The following poem (Come with Me) is perfect for my dad:
                         
God saw you were getting tired and the cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered, "Come with Me." With tearful hearts we watched you fade away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. 

That is you papa. We will all be together again. We will love you always.

We love you dad. We will take care of mom. Rest in peace our angel.

Thank you for being such an amazing example to me. You lived a long beautiful life and never gave up no matter the circumstance. You and Grandma are my definition of true love. I only hope I can be lucky enough to spend 60 years with the love of my life and to be able to find a job that I love so much that I don't retire until my 70s. I will always remember you saying that Mike Tyson bit your ear off and that I was smart like you. That statement was the biggest compliment I think I could have ever received. I love you Grandpa and you will always be in my heart. RIP xoxo

We take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you now.  Peace be with you always dad.  You'll forever be in our hearts and our thoughts.  Love Mom, Irene and your 7 children and 13 grandchildren.  Terri, Betsy, Patti, Robert, Paula, Michael and John!  RIP  May 3, 1928 to January 29, 2014.

OBITUARY

Robert Lee Connolly

May 3, 1928 – January 29, 2014

Acheson & Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary

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