{"id":14426,"date":"2024-11-21T09:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/story\/memoir-gifter-testimonial-bob-fitzsimmons\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:24:05","slug":"memoir-gifter-testimonial-bob-fitzsimmons","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/story\/memoir-gifter-testimonial-bob-fitzsimmons\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Fitzsimmons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For some families, finding the perfect gift for a loved one can be a challenge, especially when it seems as if they already have everything they need. That was the case for Bob Fitzsimmons and his sister when they were searching for a meaningful present for their father, Tom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having already gifted him a LifeBook once before, they decided to create a second memoir, knowing how much the experience had meant to him the first time around. The result has become more than just a book; it\u2019s part of their father\u2019s daily routine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Book-Cvr-Fitzsimmons_resized-for-online.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Book-Cvr-Fitzsimmons_resized-for-online.png 450w, https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Book-Cvr-Fitzsimmons_resized-for-online-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bob kindly shared his thoughts on the experience of creating not just one but <em>two <\/em>LifeBooks for his father and the lasting impact these memoirs have had on their family:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em style=\"font-style: italic;\">As a twice-satisfied client of LifeBook Memoirs, <\/em><i>this unto itself should clearly state my family\u2019s overwhelming satisfaction and joy in having twice given this very special gift to our dear father \u2013 <\/i><em>o<\/em><i>nce for his 70th birthday and then a decade later for his 80th! It was truly amazing to be able to allow him to create the first edition 10 years ago and to now have all his children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren included in his latest version, which we authored together as a family and recently presented to him. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I will simply say that this is the gift that keeps on giving! Our father has now made a daily ritual out of flipping through the pages of his life story while he reminisces with my mother about a life well lived. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>With God&#8217;s good graces, we all look forward to giving our father his next LifeBook for his 90th birthday!<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you have someone in your life \u2013 like our father \u2013 who seems impossible to find the right gift for, I strongly urge you to consider giving them what our dad now calls, quite literally, \u201cthe gift of a lifetime!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob also met with LifeBook Memoirs co-founder Roy Moed to discuss his father&#8217;s experience of the project and the extent to which his family values his book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Bob Fitzsimmons (USA) New York Interview\" width=\"1300\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/egIyeVpEf7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Perfect Gift: A Memoir\" width=\"1300\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZddLRrjt8K4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom&#8217;s first LifeBook was completed in 2012. His second, <em>A Blessed Life<\/em>, was completed in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Fitzsimmons bought a memoir project as a gift for his father. 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