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Our neighbor died a couple of years ago. He and his wife, with whom we are still close friends, were wonderful neighbors who were long-time immigrants from Latvia. He was a successful financial advisor and she is an amazing mother, home maker, gourmet chef and a terrific gardener.

The gentleman and I played many rounds of golf together and he provided tons of advice and perspectives. He died suddenly and because his son is an Orthodox Jew, neither we nor his wife were permitted to pay our respects. Those are the rules we were asked to respect which, of course, we complied. Disappointing but we shared our solace with his widow.

It's very sad as we get older and people in our lives pass on. It reminds me that we only get one chance at this life so we must make the most of it.

Peace.