Today mkovac and I attended a funeral of a great ND man
by otters92 (2024-04-17 16:26:27)
Edited on 2024-04-17 17:26:51
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The Honorable Robert Anspach was 87 years old when he passed away on Easter Sunday. In addition to serving as a judge in Kern County and initiating the local Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, he was the president of our local Notre Dame club for several decades before I took over the reigns 20 years ago.

Bob's 9 adult grandchildren all spoke at the end of the funeral. I turned to Mika and said I had the pleasure of teaching 7 of the 9 while I was teaching at the local Catholic high school, Garces Memorial. The other two went through the school after I left for the public high schools 7 years ago.

Mike said to me, "Wow, you probably had a great influence on their lives."

I replied that I was thinking the opposite, about how great an influence Bob has had on my life because I became a part of his extended family through his grandchildren and his connection to Notre Dame.



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