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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Rob's birthday

I kid you not, these things really happen to me.
This morning I am walking and thinking of
Robert, knowing his birthday is tomorrow
and how I am late doing something special
for his parents to celebrate his life.
I have my Ipod on shuffle, I have over 500 songs
that can play randomly and just as I am thinking
of my boy, Rob what comes on that darn Ipod?
ROB'S SONG
Let me go back a little bit to explain just why
this is so amazing to me.
Robert Acosta was the only son of
Marty and Jeri Acosta,
he was a best childhood friend to Roddie
along with Dean and these three boys were known
as the three musketeers.
You never saw one without the other.
He was a part of the family and loved by
all of us so much.
A weekend didn't go by that these three boys
were not together. Robert was Jesi's first boyfriend,
She being 3 and he being 7.
He and Dean were like my own sons.
As they entered their teenage years,
they weren't as close but the love we all
shared for him never changed.
Needless to say that when Robert
died of meningitis in 2006, we were more
than devastated. It was almost like loosing my
own child for a little while.
I can selfishly admit that I hope I never have to know
the pain that Marty and Jeri have endured these
last three years.
Yet my pain from his death was so intense
that I can't imagine what it has been like for them.
However, I do know that God knew
what he was doing when he gave this awesome child
to these parents.
They would not trade a day of his life for anything.
God knew that these two people would continue
to fight for changes in the way meningitis is treated.
Because of their hard work,
meningitis vaccination is now a mandatory
vaccination in Louisiana.
Roddie wrote this hauntingly beautiful song
then sang it not long after our Rob died.
I wish there was a way that I could
have you hear it on here but
Today I share it with you all
as a tribute to a wonderful boy
who will forever live in our hearts.
ROB'S SONG
EARLIER THAT MORNING, FATHER CALLED TO SAY
REGRETTED TO INFORM ME, YESTERDAY
WAS YOUR LAST DAY.
SUDDENLY I WAS 10 AGAIN,
DRAWING PICTURES OF THE DAY
LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT
IT WOULD ALL JUST FADE AWAY.
CAUSE I, I CAN'T EXPLAIN
HOW WE FEEL SO MUCH LIKE
AS THE ONE WHO PASSED AWAY.
CAUSE YOU, YOU WEREN'T THE TYPE TO SINGE THE FIRE
NO, JUST LET IT BURN,
LET IT LIVE TONIGHT.
THE WAY YOU ALWAYS LIVED LIFE
MORE THAN JUST ONE WAY
NOW I TRY TO LIVE BY
THAT SAME PRINCIPLE TODAY.
THE MEMORIES ALWAYS LIFT US
ABOVE THE REALITY,
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT WHEN I LOOK BACK
A PART OF YOU STILL LIVES IN ME...
CHORUS
WE WERE JUMPING ROUND THE LIVING ROOM
311 AND WE HAD A BOOM
EVEN THEN YOUR MOTIVATION SOARED
MY LOVE FROM MUSIC CAME FROM YOURS
chorus
YOU WEREN'T THE TYPE TO SINGE THE FIRE.
NOW JUST LET IT BURN,
LET IT LIVE TONIGHT.
Happy 24th Robert


4 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday, big boy from Ms. Lilly

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  2. Not a day goes by that I don't think of Rob. Simple things remind me of him. Everytime I glance at a clock in the afternoon, it seems to read 3:11. It makes me smile, but also saddens me because he had so much potential. Happy Birthday Rob.

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  3. Happy Birthday, Rob!!! Although I didn't know Rob that well, I am very good friends with Marty and Jeri and their families. I became really close to Jeri and her sisters from the gym, school and different means and each and every one of them will give you the shirt off their backs to help others. I'll always remember the carwash and "Day of Exercise" we had at The Workout Company in Larose. The outpour of people who came to support Marty and Jeri and their cause was overwhelming. I don't remember how much money we made on that day, but I do remember it being substantial and every last penny of it was given to NMA.

    Yes, many hours, days, weeks, months and years they have spent to make sure that the awareness of this horrible disease was known and I'm sure that it also helped in their healing process, too.

    I don't get to see Marty and Jeri very much any more, but each time I do, they always have a hug and a smile for me...God Bless them and their families!!!

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  4. Oh! How I remember the days with Rod, Dean, and Roddie! Many many times I remember them playing and entertaining themselves. Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROB!!!!

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