It has been a hard week for Cullman Tennis.  We lost one of our own last Friday.  Our community was shocked when we learned that Rob Lyon had been overtaken by his personal demons and took his own life.  We will all miss this guy who always made tennis fun.  He was able to joke with all of us and yet make us feel special at the same time.  There will never be one like him.  We miss him terribly!

The love and support that flowed from our tennis family was overwhelming.  From Brother Jacob’s moving tribute during the funeral, to the seven pall-bearers who were tennis friends, to the 25 to 30 tennis people who congregated to help remember Rob, we proved that we are a family, a family who loves each other.

If we take anything away from this loss other than a big hole in our hearts, let us remember we are here for each other.  Let us remember to show our love and concern for each other.  And if life gets to be too much, call a tennis friend….because we are family!

 

 

Rob Lyon

September 3, 1957- July 18, 2008