This patch represents the unlimited potential of a mentally handicapped individual to succeed in life and to make a difference in the world. Robbie’s world included working at Gambino’s Pizza, fishing, horseback riding and making friends. A mentally handicapped person wants the same things as everybody else, to be treated with respect, to be treated as equal. Let this patch open our eyes to those we may see as different, to know that they are the same. In life, Robbie gave his all. In death, he continues to give through the gift of his corneas and tissue. He would have wanted it that way.
Paul & Freyja Carlstedt
