Several years ago we had an older couple who lived across the street for 15 years, it was 2nd marriages for both and she and I were very friendly and he was such a dear, I watched out for him when he was working outside as he was in his 80s and kept an ear out for anything, one day I heard moaning and ran out to see she had fallen in the driveway and he couldn't get her up, I helped get her in the house then brought in their groceries. She did little things for me too. The Summer after she passed away his kids got him to move back to the old family home in WV (we are in Ohio) and I sent him holiday and "thinking of you" cards over the years. We even went and visited him the year after he moved away (2007). He fell last year and was using a walker and then not long ago his one daughter that I kept in touch with by email told me he had bone cancer and was on the same patch as me, he passed away less than 2 weeks ago and his daughters and DILs made a lap quilt and sent it to me with a beautiful card and said each knot was tied with a prayer for me. I cried when I opened the quilt, I cried when I read the card and I cried when I saw that he had signed the card, meaning they had planned it out before he passed away. It's people like that who let you know you were appreciated in their lives that give you reason to believe the phrase "Love thy neighbor" is true. I was so touched. Here is a pic of me with it.