My Husband’s Legacy

I wish more of you could have known my husband, Ross. I can assure you that you would have loved him, and Ross would have wanted to know everything about you. He loved and delighted in people!

Ross left so many amazing legacies and is affectionately remembered with fondness and marvelous stories that are still shared among family and friends. He was a gregarious extrovert by nature and made everyone around him feel like he had known them for years. 

Our family legacy is that he blessed me with two amazing children who adored him, and now through our daughter we have two darling grandsons who I wish could experience the gift of his presence in their lives. We often talk about him and refer to him as ‘Grandpa Ross.’ 

We want these precious boys to know what a spiritual, smart, caring, responsible, and full-of-fun man, “Grandpa Ross” was.

Sadly, what I have observed is that many of those who have lost loved ones, particularly spouses, are at once struck by two enormous losses; first is the heartbreaking emotional loss and second is the financial hardship brought about by the emotional loss.  Even more heart wrenching, is that a large percentage of the population lacks pre-planning for monetarily being able to manage aging, needing assistance, or the possibility of an untimely death, which was my situation.

I am so grateful that one of Ross’ gifts was his ability to be a good financial manager.   Beginning early in our marriage, he was wise with our finances and wise in his investing in the future of our family. 

I want to encourage you today to take some time to really think about your financial situation and the legacy you want to leave. 

This week's podcast guest, Richard Harrington, shares his amazing story of becoming debt free and learning how to create wealth at a very early age!