Family

This isn't my usual adventure post, but I felt compelled to write anyway.

So much of who we are as individuals is influenced by who our family is.  Each person in our family shapes us to help us realize who we want to become (or don't want to become).  If we're lucky, there are people in our family who are honest, committed, and hard working, and show us how to always aim for a better version of ourselves.  Today, my family lost one of the strongest, most intelligent, and most respected men I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, and my heart grieves for our loss. 

I am fortunate enough to carry inside of me all the lessons you taught me on who I can and should be as a strong independent woman.

But boy will we miss you.

I love you Opa.

Obituary For Robert James Arkley