Quotes by Jodi Olson

“I do want people to know that Kirby was a very happy man and that retirement gave him the opportunity to do things he always wanted to do. He was just ready to live the rest of his life.”

“He was at a point in his life where he was retired. And he had expressed this was the happiest point in his life.”

“Kirby was very, very happy. He was very happy. Not a day went by that he didnt have a smile on his face.”

“He was my rock. I know hes looking over me to help me get the strength to get through this.”

“We knew for years this would be our destination. Ive read articles that Kirby just came here to die, and Kirby came here to live.”

“I asked him if it bothered him that I dont like baseball. He used to laugh, cause Id say Id strangle somebody if they made me sit through three innings of baseball. And he said, Thats what I love most about you. He knew I was real and that this love was real, and he loved that about me.”

“Kirby wasnt a very romantic man at times. He bent down on one knee and showed me the ring and asked me if I would spend the rest of my life with him.”

“She was just very supportive, and I thank her for that. I know a lot of people think it would have been bitter. It wasnt. She embraced me, and we cried, and she was very nice.”

“Anyone whos going to get any of his organs are going to have a piece of history in them. The last few minutes that we had, the nurses let me lay in bed with him, and I put his arm around me and I just laid and I listened to his heartbeat, and I was so thankful to think someone may have that heart.”

“I know theres been bad things said about Kirby. I wouldnt know that Kirby.”