Last week I lost an old friend of mine, Robby Ross. I'm sure he would have probably laughed at me calling him Robby, but when you know someone from 3rd grade on, some names just don't change.
We lost track of each other after HS, as I have with so many people I knew from "back then." It is weird, sometimes, how memories float to the top after realizing what is lost.
We kissed, once, back in 6th grade or so. A game of Spin the Bottle, no less, at my friend Tricia's house. It was a slumber party at her house and of course, what fun is it in small town America if boys can't crash a slumber party. I couldn't tell you if I kissed anyone else that night, but here are two things I remember: he had super soft lips and he was good at kissing, even then. To tell the truth, if I look back, he was probably among the top 10 kisses I've ever had. It was soft, it was sweet and it had just the amount of pressure to it to let you know that he kissed me because he *wanted* to, not just because the bottle happened to point at us both.
He was also the first guy I ever remember wearing a Megadeath and Metallica t-shirt. I had no idea (at the time) what these names meant, only that Robby seemed to like them.
Peace be with you friend. I'm glad your suffering has ended. See you later ...
Robert J. Ross Oct. 9, 1973 - Jan. 26, 2010
NEW CARLISLE - Robert J. Ross, 36, of New Carlisle, IN, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, IL. Robert was born October 9, 1973, in LaPorte, IN to the late Robert and Carol (Ross) Ross. Robert is survived by his wife, Susan, a sister, Rhonda (Dennis) Wilson of Rolling Prairie, IN and children; Douglas (Jamie) Brasseur of Kingsbury, IN, Bethanne (Dale) Howard of LaPorte, IN, Kathryn (John) Brasseur of New Carlisle, IN; five grandchildren; Maggie, Ryan, Lyla, Nathan, and Austin, many aunts, uncles, cousins and lots of good friends. He was employed as a mechanic with Summer Song in South Bend, IN, and K-Fex Excavating & Trucking in New Carlisle, IN. Visitation for Robert will be from 2-8 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 Bendix Drive, South Bend, Indiana. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. (E.S.T.), Monday, February 1, 2010, at the Kaniewski Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shriner's Children's Hospital, 2211 N. Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607 or Riley Children's Foundation c/o Epilepsy Research, 30 S. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
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