Dear Marco, Rosa, Juan 
I am sorry to hear about your loss father and condolences to your 
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Love your cousin 
Norma Miron

As for my abuelo’s legacy, hopefully all will remember him as I do- as the kind, generous, loving, respectable, supportive, and hardworking man who deeply loved, cared, provided, and sacrificed for his family.  He loved unconditionally and gave selflessly, no matter if you’re a family member, a friend, or a stranger.  Your love to abuela, your children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren has been a blessing, and you enriched all of our lives for the better.  Para terminar, abuelo, te quiero mucho.  Gracias por ser el mejor esposo, padre y abuelo que podrías ser.  Te extrañaré mucho, pero estoy feliz de saber que podrás reunirte con Abuela.  Que descanses en paz.

As for my family events and milestones, abuelo attended my biggest ones.  He was present at my wedding and he was also there for his great granddaughter’s (Brooklynn) first birthday.  These moments were very special and I was very grateful he could be there.

I never really got to spend much time with my abuelos.  When I did, it was mostly during the summers in Chicago, and those were a really special and happy times for me.  A few times, I got to visit them in Puerto Rico, and those were great times too. In Chicago, I remember abuelo taking me to Sportman’s Park to watch harness horse racing, where he would let me bet on a few races, and a few times we actually won.  He would give me some of the winnings, and he made me promise to never to tell my grandmother or mom that we went to the horse track…sorry abuelo to break that promise.  After the horse track, he would take me to Dunkin Donuts, where he ordered his favorite for him, the old fashioned donut, and for me, the chocolate long John. I remember the day my abuelos got married in City Hall, and I recall how happy he was when he got to kiss her.  During my visits to Puerto Rico as a young kid, anytime we went somewhere he would always place me in the front seat with him and my abuela, and I recall how he would always wrap his arm around me to protect me.  I recall the many times he would always catch me under the staircase drinking all the soda he had there, and I remember him telling me “si te sigue tomanda refresco asi, te va poner gordo”.  He and I would laugh it off and he would come and give me hug.  He liked teasing me too, especially with Freddie Kruger, thinking it would break my out of my “lloron” ways.  My last visit to Puerto Rico, I remember how he went with me to visit my girlfriend and her family in Agua Buena, and having never driven in PR let alone up and down mountains, he went with me to guide me, but in the process, he made me so nervous I wanted to kick him out of the car while on one of the mountains.  Despite him making me nervous, I am grateful to him for teaching me how to drive in Puerto Rico in the mountains.

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