katie, i've been on vacation, and have been trying all week to get dw's laptop working so i could see how buck is doing. (my system is in pieces on a coffe table in the basement)
i was finally able to log on thursday and look for this thread, but then it crashed again. probably this time from my tears.
the past few days have given me time to try to think of a way to tell you how sorry i am, from the deepest part of my heart. you have been in my thoughts constantly, but there are no words to express these feelings.
you and buck are and always will be a shining example of how great a couple could be. how precious love can be. how much of a gift we've been given by god, and how people like you and buck take that gift and show the rest of us how it's done. with grace, and humor, and respect.
thank you for sharing yourselves and your love for each other with us. because of you, an example has been set forth for us all to see and to follow.
i know buck is in heaven already, so i'll only continue to pray for you and yours, that your sadness wanes, but the memories of the greatness of a man named "buck" will continue on forever. i will miss him, until we can all meet again someday, as one.