Remembering...

Jack was also known as "Jack the Toy Man", the title of his upcoming book

by Barbara Mulloy-Robbins

Not long ago,my husband, Jack Robbins passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. On October 20th, Jack's life was celebrated at a Memorial Dinner. It was everything we hoped it would be, wonderful food, a classical guitarist, and guests who paid tribute to his many years as a major contributor in toy industry both here and abroad.  

It was my pleasure to deliver a brief eulogy which represented the fun-loving, recreational piece of his life....sailing the beautiful Florida waters in his sailboat, Hi Jack, we called it.

"In short, it went something like this:  

                                            We're standing at the seashore.

                                            A sailboat at our side spreads his white 

                                            sails to the morning breeze and starts for 

                                            the blue ocean.

                                            We standing and watching the boat disappear

                                            like a white cloud just where the sun and the

                                            sky meet each other.

                                            A voice next to me whispers, "He's

                                            disappearing." Then another reminds us,

                                            "Only from our sight--that's all."

                                            Soon we hear jubilant voices from other

                                            loved ones on a distant shore who watch him 

                                            arriving. Together they take up a glad shout,

                                            "Hurray, look everyone, its Jack the Toy Man"

                                           

                                            Welcome home, Jack."

Partially taken from Henry van Dyke's, "A Parable of Immortality."

Please take a moment to visit Jack's blog...
Jack the Toy Man