It can never be the same again.
Our extended pleasant history of vacations on Long Beach Island was altered dramatically on Christmas Day of 2013 when my wife of 55 years died. My children lost a mom, my grandchildren lost a wonderful grandma, and I lost a lover and best friend. From the early days at a favorite uncle’s place on Texas Avenue in Beach Haven Park to our other places up and down the Island, we enjoyed what’s so special about the Jersey Shore as Long Beach Islanders know it.
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