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I was married for twenty years, twenty-five years ago we were enjoying a second honeymoon. Mary Jo sold television commercials for the local cable company and had earned, not won, a five-day cruise. We'd anticipated this vacation like children waiting for Christmas. Sunday finally arrived, we flew out of Pittsburgh, into Florida. The ship set sail for Nassau and stopped at a small island where we looked at the local vendors' merchandise. Strangely, the last item Mary Jo ever purchased was a cross. On Monday we dressed for Captains Dinner, I had on a suit and M.J. was dressed in a black sequined gown. She looked beautifully eloquent. After dinner, we watched a musical production. Next, we had our pictures taken, the last picture her hand is on my heart. We walked into the dance club and ordered champagne. We danced, sat down and tipped glasses. This night was magical and much better than any New Year's. It’s 10:30, I’m looking at the dance floor. She died. Her leg had been unusually painful; the compression and decompression of the aircraft caused a blood clot to literally explode her heart. I watched her stomach enormously expand and fluid shot out of her mouth flying across the dance floor. I was 48, Mary Jo was 43. We have three children, Tracy was just starting optometry college, Tara was a senior in high school and Travis was in eighth grade. Horror, nightmare, and mental collapse partially describe how I felt, not fully. I entered a state of unbelievable dis-belief, the mind was having a horrible time comprehending what it was witnessing. Everything went surreal, the music stopped, dozens froze and time was strange. You'll read of dreams and paranormal experiences that occurred over the following hours, weeks, months and years that prove beyond doubt the Reality of Heaven and that God Is. We’ll discuss a Love that Is absolutely perfect. A Love that is beyond purity, immeasurably magnificent and beautiful, immense total power, all knowing, all seeing, everywhere, outside of time, forever unchanging, cannot conceive of any loss, eternal, and always giving an unlimited joy and contentment and happiness. Totally complete in and of Itself, with a perfect light that extends to all existence. We are a part of this forever. Bob