Robbie Montgomery

In loving memory of our beloved Robbie Montgomery whose birthday is January 9, 2005.

Dear Robbie,

Today is your birthday (January 9). Only today I don’t get to celebrate your birthday because you have been gone for nine years.

Nine years of not hearing your voice. Nine years of not remembering what your hair felt like when I cut it. Nine years of not having that extra place set at the table. Loosing all those familiar things about you is sometimes the most painful part of you being gone for nine years.

You would have been 22 today. I often wonder how tall you would have been. I wonder how you would have looked as a young man. I wonder if you would have gone to college. I wonder if you would have gotten married. I wonder if you would have children, my grandchildren, that I don’t get to love as much as I love you. I wonder how many other memories I have forgotten because you have been gone for nine years.

I still cry every day missing you more than I thought I could miss anyone.

So today is your birthday and again on January ninth I think I miss you more than I did nine years ago.

Love Mom