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Valentine's Day: a day for roses and chocolate. A day for murmurs and kisses. A Declaration Day for love.
But I don't care for it. It was on Valentine's Day in the early 1980s when, while I was working as an EMT at a truck/motorcycle accident on Papa Street, a car hit me and damaged my life severely.
As this Valentine's Day approached, I found out that Rose Marie Falcon, my wife from 1975-1980, died at Maui Memorial in 2019.
I am contented with my current wife of 35 years, and she with me. We adore each other. But Rose Marie was the love of my life; my best friend. I was so proud of her. She was accomplished, smart, cultured, and a stunning beauty.
A young lawyer in Wailuku stole her from me over four decades ago while I was away on the mainland, because my Dad was dying.
That lost life together still stings. Valentine's Day. Don't care for it, thanks.
Richard "Oli" Olson
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