{"id":273,"date":"2020-05-07T19:32:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T19:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robertsmuller.com\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2020-05-07T20:11:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T20:11:06","slug":"memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robertsmuller.com\/?page_id=273","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/robertsmuller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img20191101_18071411.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][et_pb_image 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after we reviewed it.<br \/>\r\nWe reserve the right to edit, delete, or not publish entries.\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/form><div class=\"gwolle-gb-read gwolle-gb-ajax gwolle-gb-entries-list gwolle-gb-infinite\" data-book_id=\"1\" data-page_id=\"1\">\n\t\t<div id=\"gwolle-gb-total\" class=\"gwolle-gb-total\">4 entries.<\/div><!-- Gwolle-GB Entry: Default Template Loaded -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_8 gb-entry-count_1 gwolle-gb-uneven gwolle-gb-first\" id=\"gb-entry_8\" data-entry_id=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\">Esther Leugs Bos\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Grand Rapids<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 18, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 4:33 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">Dear Carol and family, \r\nI was so sorry to hear of Bob&#039;s death.  I first knew him from a Young Calvinist Convention in high school days.  Then we were reacquainted during our years of being residents of Grandville and parents at Grandville Christian School. Bob was always pleasant and I was honored to know him.  I enjoyed seeing all the pics of his\/your life, achievements and family.  \r\nCarol, my enduring gratitude goes to you for taking my son and me to the hospital when he broke his arm. What a long time ago that was!\r\nI hope that you will receive God&#039;s comfort and strength as you continue living and caring for others without Bob at your side.\r\nEsther (Leugs) Bos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_5 gb-entry-count_2 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_5\" data-entry_id=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\">Kathie VanderWeide\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Grand Rapids<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 9, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 2:34 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">I had the privilege of knowing Bob back in his Steelcase days, probably late 60&#039;s early 70&#039;s. When I would pass his desk, I always stopped and had a conversation with him. Bob was just a very nice, thoughtful and caring man. I also remember his good sense of humor. My condolences to his family. Kathie VanderWeide\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_4 gb-entry-count_3 gwolle-gb-uneven\" id=\"gb-entry_4\" data-entry_id=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\">Tamara Muller-Hough - Youngest Child\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Hudsonville<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 8, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 8:29 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">Dad,\r\n\r\nSo little time has passed since you&#039;ve been gone and yet it feels like forever!  I will always be grateful for the impact you made on my life and Tonya&#039;s life.  You have impacted so many people.  You have always been such a humble and caring person.  When you were stared at because of your differences, you always said &#034; well that is their problem not mine.&#034;  \r\n\r\nYou were always a compassionate person.  I feel honored to have been chosen to be a part of your family.   You have left a hole in my heart that will never be filled.  I will miss you everyday.   Thank you for showing us how to live for the Lord like you did. \r\n\r\nI was always so proud of you, the man you were, and accomplishments you made.  I remember working with you and mom on my Law Day essay that ended up winning first place!  It was your hard work with the Americans with Disabilities Act, that helped me have something great to write about.  \r\n\r\nI have grown up watching the love, companionship, and even struggles that every marriage has, and I strive everyday to have a marriage like that with Ken.  Your 53 years of marriage (almost 54) was quite the accomplishment, and I thank you and mom for letting Ken and I share your 50th anniversary with our own wedding.  \r\n\r\nYou always were and always will be my hero.  I love you so much Dad.  Thank you for all your love and support!\r\n\r\nI will always be your \u201cTamarock\u201d.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_3 gb-entry-count_4 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_3\" data-entry_id=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">J.R. Muller - Oldest Son<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Byron Center, MI<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 7, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 7:52 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">To my Father: I will always remember the words you lived by your whole life \u201cEvery Life has a Purpose\u201d - Robert S. Muller.   For me, being the biological oldest son of a man with Cerebral Palsy my personal \u201cpurpose\u201d or existence was a miracle on its own. If things went as recommended I might not exist. For all - When my Dad was born, my Grandmother was told to institutionalize my dad and just walk away. The state would take care of him the rest of his life. She refused that being a nurse.  But what if she had done just that? What if she did just accept that advice and walked away? I wouldn\u2019t be here. The rights of my father to live a normal life were tested the day he was born and he fought for those rights every day of his life. My father was a man of  \u201cPurpose\u201d in living his life. He took on the world and the challenges of his disability head on. A world that would tell him it wasn\u2019t possible for him to live \u201cThe American Dream\u201d would not stop him. Fortunately for me, my Grandparents refused to let him think that. He learned to walk at 6 and then went to regular grade school. He was one of the first \u201cintegrated\u201d kids with a disability. \u201cLittle Bobby\u201d as he was known went on to graduate from Grand Rapids Christian High School. He didn\u2019t stop there, even though he could have got a job at Muller\u2019s shoes (his dads business) he chose to go on. He graduated Aquinas College with a business degree. Got married to a local school teacher Carol Dykema. Worked at Amway. Had a son Jeffrey Robert (aka J.R.) Became an executive at Steelcase. Had another son Marc who past at 4. Adopted 2 biological sisters Tamara and Marjorie. Became a professor at Aquinas College. Was nominated to be on the National Council of Disability and worked with 4 presidents during their terms to help create and sign the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. He helped trail blaze the rights of millions of disabled Americans in the workforce and society to be able to have equal rights. I was blessed to be with him to see the law be signed by President George Bush Sr. in the White House rose garden an event that changed my life path forever. My dad did many other things to inspire others and to LIVE his \u201cpurpose\u201d in life. A man of faith, he wasn\u2019t always perfect (none of us are) but he owned his mistakes (and there were some big ones) and asked God for forgiveness, which I believe he received. Recently, my dad was moved into a nursing home after living independently his whole life, and in true \u201cRambo Bob\u201d fashion (as I would call him) he busted out of the joint the first night staying there in his power wheelchair trying to catch the bus to bring him home. When they told me this I simply said - \u201cI would expect nothing less!\u201d My dad, after struggling with health issues these past couple of weeks has finally caught that bus and the Lord has brought him home. I\u2019m torn up and sad but I keep thinking to myself that I know \u201cGod has his back now\u201d my brother Marc will definitely meet him at the gates and because there are no power wheelchairs in heaven he\u2019ll have to help my dad adjust to being able to walk straight and talk clear for the first time ever. Entering the gates of heaven might be an adjustment for him, but I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll do just fine. \u201cYour Life had a Purpose\u201d - Love you dad.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leave a memorial message for the family<div class=\"gwolle-gb\"><div class=\"gwolle-gb-messages-top-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gwolle-gb-write-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"gwolle-gb-write-button\" class=\"button btn btn-default \" value=\"Write a new entry.\" aria-expanded=\"false\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<form action=\"#\" method=\"POST\" class=\"gwolle-gb-write gwolle-gb-hide gwolle-gb-form-ajax gwolle-gb-ajax gwolle-gb-not-logged-in\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Write a new entry for the Guestbook<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-notice-dismiss\">x<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hide this 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class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\">Esther Leugs Bos\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Grand Rapids<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 18, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 4:33 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">Dear Carol and family, \r\nI was so sorry to hear of Bob&#039;s death.  I first knew him from a Young Calvinist Convention in high school days.  Then we were reacquainted during our years of being residents of Grandville and parents at Grandville Christian School. Bob was always pleasant and I was honored to know him.  I enjoyed seeing all the pics of his\/your life, achievements and family.  \r\nCarol, my enduring gratitude goes to you for taking my son and me to the hospital when he broke his arm. What a long time ago that was!\r\nI hope that you will receive God&#039;s comfort and strength as you continue living and caring for others without Bob at your side.\r\nEsther (Leugs) Bos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_5 gb-entry-count_2 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_5\" data-entry_id=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\">Kathie VanderWeide\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Grand Rapids<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 9, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 2:34 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">I had the privilege of knowing Bob back in his Steelcase days, probably late 60&#039;s early 70&#039;s. When I would pass his desk, I always stopped and had a conversation with him. Bob was just a very nice, thoughtful and caring man. I also remember his good sense of humor. My condolences to his family. Kathie VanderWeide\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_4 gb-entry-count_3 gwolle-gb-uneven\" id=\"gb-entry_4\" data-entry_id=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\">Tamara Muller-Hough - Youngest Child\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Hudsonville<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 8, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 8:29 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">Dad,\r\n\r\nSo little time has passed since you&#039;ve been gone and yet it feels like forever!  I will always be grateful for the impact you made on my life and Tonya&#039;s life.  You have impacted so many people.  You have always been such a humble and caring person.  When you were stared at because of your differences, you always said &#034; well that is their problem not mine.&#034;  \r\n\r\nYou were always a compassionate person.  I feel honored to have been chosen to be a part of your family.   You have left a hole in my heart that will never be filled.  I will miss you everyday.   Thank you for showing us how to live for the Lord like you did. \r\n\r\nI was always so proud of you, the man you were, and accomplishments you made.  I remember working with you and mom on my Law Day essay that ended up winning first place!  It was your hard work with the Americans with Disabilities Act, that helped me have something great to write about.  \r\n\r\nI have grown up watching the love, companionship, and even struggles that every marriage has, and I strive everyday to have a marriage like that with Ken.  Your 53 years of marriage (almost 54) was quite the accomplishment, and I thank you and mom for letting Ken and I share your 50th anniversary with our own wedding.  \r\n\r\nYou always were and always will be my hero.  I love you so much Dad.  Thank you for all your love and support!\r\n\r\nI will always be your \u201cTamarock\u201d.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_3 gb-entry-count_4 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_3\" data-entry_id=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">J.R. Muller - Oldest Son<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-from-text\"> from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-origin-text\"> Byron Center, MI<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-datetime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-date\"><span class=\"gb-date-wrote-text\"> wrote on<\/span><span class=\"gb-date-text\"> May 7, 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class=\"gb-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-at-text\"> at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-time-text\"> 7:52 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\">To my Father: I will always remember the words you lived by your whole life \u201cEvery Life has a Purpose\u201d - Robert S. Muller.   For me, being the biological oldest son of a man with Cerebral Palsy my personal \u201cpurpose\u201d or existence was a miracle on its own. If things went as recommended I might not exist. For all - When my Dad was born, my Grandmother was told to institutionalize my dad and just walk away. The state would take care of him the rest of his life. She refused that being a nurse.  But what if she had done just that? What if she did just accept that advice and walked away? I wouldn\u2019t be here. The rights of my father to live a normal life were tested the day he was born and he fought for those rights every day of his life. My father was a man of  \u201cPurpose\u201d in living his life. He took on the world and the challenges of his disability head on. A world that would tell him it wasn\u2019t possible for him to live \u201cThe American Dream\u201d would not stop him. Fortunately for me, my Grandparents refused to let him think that. He learned to walk at 6 and then went to regular grade school. He was one of the first \u201cintegrated\u201d kids with a disability. \u201cLittle Bobby\u201d as he was known went on to graduate from Grand Rapids Christian High School. He didn\u2019t stop there, even though he could have got a job at Muller\u2019s shoes (his dads business) he chose to go on. He graduated Aquinas College with a business degree. Got married to a local school teacher Carol Dykema. Worked at Amway. Had a son Jeffrey Robert (aka J.R.) Became an executive at Steelcase. Had another son Marc who past at 4. Adopted 2 biological sisters Tamara and Marjorie. Became a professor at Aquinas College. Was nominated to be on the National Council of Disability and worked with 4 presidents during their terms to help create and sign the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. He helped trail blaze the rights of millions of disabled Americans in the workforce and society to be able to have equal rights. I was blessed to be with him to see the law be signed by President George Bush Sr. in the White House rose garden an event that changed my life path forever. My dad did many other things to inspire others and to LIVE his \u201cpurpose\u201d in life. A man of faith, he wasn\u2019t always perfect (none of us are) but he owned his mistakes (and there were some big ones) and asked God for forgiveness, which I believe he received. Recently, my dad was moved into a nursing home after living independently his whole life, and in true \u201cRambo Bob\u201d fashion (as I would call him) he busted out of the joint the first night staying there in his power wheelchair trying to catch the bus to bring him home. When they told me this I simply said - \u201cI would expect nothing less!\u201d My dad, after struggling with health issues these past couple of weeks has finally caught that bus and the Lord has brought him home. I\u2019m torn up and sad but I keep thinking to myself that I know \u201cGod has his back now\u201d my brother Marc will definitely meet him at the gates and because there are no power wheelchairs in heaven he\u2019ll have to help my dad adjust to being able to walk straight and talk clear for the first time ever. 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