Truly, one of a kind_ As a kid was one of 10 winners for a sweepstakes to be a pen pal with Robin for a year: was stoked and was like 8 or 9 years old. My brother and sister told me it probably wasn’t going to be him; just a publicist or intern: didn’t care_ My family went to Disney that summer and wrote a letter while in the car and was determined to give it to Genie because was convinced he was always playing him in the costume and wanted to hand deliver at least one. Well; of all coincidences in the world, Robin actually was there signing autographs: was ecstatic: Literally jumping for joy as I’m in line: We get to him rambling telling him how was a winner and about the letter and yada. He just goes, ‘Kyle?1″ With a massive grin and opens his coat and pulls out my letter from a month that was with a few others. Apparently he kept all our letters on him while on the road to help cheer himself up (which devastates me now about what that meant): When he died | cried into my then wife’s arms for a full hour: felt really lost a true friend that me through so much growing up. miss you; Robin: Every day: Tm and yada prior thinking got
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