There was no better way to describe them than as the Bobbsey Twins, not that anyone ever read that series anymore. The two men were as alike as if they had been born to the same family. The same height, stature, posture, mannerisms, and depth of caring.
From the back, especially when seated, the two were almost impossible to tell apart. After more than twenty years together, they both wore the same color on the same day, let their hair grow about two weeks too long, wore the identical shoes, and knew every nuance of the other's life, better than their wives did.
Dave was two to three inches taller and apparently the more outgoing of the two. His smiles were faster and his humor more broad.
Richard had more health issues, not that anyone ever knew, and hid his light under a bushel.
Each of these very private men impacted the lives of people they were never to know, would never recognize, would never develop true relationships. Yet each day, these men made life and death decisions for countless people who would never know or thank them.
For all of the thanks you never received, please know how loved and respected you both were and shall ever remain.
The unintentional lessons you each taught were tremendous.
Thank you.
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