Good evening friends.

Thank you for stopping by.  Day 477 here in Puerto Rico.  I want to give a big shout out to Vanessa for the strength and grace she exhibited throughout this entire week. Just seven days ago is when everything changed on a dime. This will be the last post Sammy & Family does about this loss for a while. We know life moves on and so must we.

In the midst of this shock, Vanessa managed to handle a months work of responsibilities inside of 5 days. Sammy & Family is very proud of her. She took the pain, accepted what happened and rose to the occasion with more guts than I’ve ever exhibited in my life. Like they say, “The apple does Not fall far from the tree” — Jorge was strong and so is Vanessa. A perfect example of how we never really lose someone.

Friends this is not a sad post. Its just me bragging about my best friend. So I am going to let it lie there.

Lets bring the night in with two positive notions.

1. Life is a series of experiences and then you grow.

2. “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it”  — A River Runs Through it —

We will see you in the morning.  Scott Smith for Sammy & Family.