Wednesday, July 5, 2023
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Mr. Witroway. We lived beside him my whole childhood - about 18 years we were blessed to have him beside us. When I think of my childhood, he was a big part of it. I remember him packing up all us kids and taking us to Pic-A-Pop, it felt like we were in Charlie and the chocolate factory. He LOVED his veranda. He was always out sitting in it. Walking by their house after school I would always get "Hey! How was school?" and I would tell him. When I say always, I mean it, it was every.single.time. If he was out there, 8.5 times out of 10 I was getting asked that - granted, sometimes he would be sleeping. Thinking back on it, it seems like something so small, someone just asking you how your day was. At the time, I never would have known the impact it would have on my life, but it sticks out for some reason. He didn't have to ask me that, he just did, and he would listen, he would joke, he would follow up the next day. He was probably the most consistent male figure I had growing up. Another memory that jumps out is, his little pranks. He would sneak up and say in the sternest voice "What are you doing?!?" and it didn't matter if I was 4 or 14 I would jump or stop breathing until I would look back and see the grin on his face, obviously thrilled with the fact that he got me again. He was a great man, I am so thankful, blessed & lucky to have had him in my life. Rest peacefully Mr. Witroway, and know that your smallest gestures made huge impacts on others.
Mrs. Witroway, Karen, Julie, I am so sorry for your loss.
