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Robert M. "Michael" Shearer

Dover, New Hampshire

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Their dream was a house with a view. It happened by accident. Kathleen Shearer was buying a chair in Dover, N.H., while her husband, Michael Shearer, waited outside the store. He found the area charming. Once she was done, they drove around and spied some available property abutting a river. They made an offer, but were the lowest of three bidders. Yet the other offers fell through, and they got it. Afterward, Mr. Shearer would say that it was the most expensive chair he had ever bought.

They built their dream house and moved into it last April. On Sept. 10, Mr. Shearer, a great fan of lawns, finished seeding the property. The next day, they boarded Flight 175 to Los Angeles. They were going to clean out the apartment of Mrs. Shearer's father, who had entered a nursing home, and would visit one of their two daughters, Karrie Castro, who had recently given birth to their first grandchild. They expected to return to a new lawn.

Mrs. Shearer, 61, a retired doll maker, and Mr. Shearer, 63, a retired engineer, had been married 39 years, and they still held hands. In retirement, Mr. Shearer kept busy teaching computer classes and laboring on the lawn. Wherever he lived, he was known as the Lawn King. He liked to playfully invite friends and neighbors to kiss his ring in honor of his title. Most took a rain check.

He went to great lengths to ensure the beauty of his grass. One memorable day years ago, when Karrie and her sister, Mary, were on the way home from high school, they discovered their father vacuuming the lawn. He had accidentally spilled too much fertilizer on it, and to prevent grass burns, had hauled the vacuum out.

Mrs. Shearer had been working on a quilt to present to her granddaughter, Shea, now 8 months old. Mrs. Castro feared that her mother had taken the quilt with her on the plane, but it was not quite done, and was found back at their dream house. And that chair? It was there too, in the living room, facing the view.

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Me and my family visited the ground zero today which was incredibly touching and heart breaking. As soon as we arrived the first name we had come to in which we read at the memorial was yours which only lead me to want to know more about Robert M shearer and Kathleen Shearer as for me this was too much of a coincidence for us having the same sir name and living worlds apart, after spending the time reading through your story this evening I´m so glad I did as I am so touched as to what a very...

We now live in Mike and Kathleen's Dream House and it is indeed a beautiful place. We extend our sympathies to the Shearer family. We will never forget.

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I did not know your family but had the honor of running my first 5k today in honor of your mom. I couldn't help but wonder about the woman I was running for. She was a beautiful woman and I am sure your parents are missed every day!

As sad as it is to read and remember that horrible day, I can also be encouraged by reading about couples like this. No, I will never have a lawn as beautiful as his, but I will always think of this family when I see a well-manicured lawn. I am on my way to matching his years of marriage (I'm at 34 years). We are expecting our first granddaughter in August, so this story touched me in a special way. There are no words I can give to the family, but wanted you to know that we will never forget...

Kerrie and Mary, Always thinking about you.I will never forget my Ungle Mike,from the time I was a small child to when he brought his girlfriend Kathy over whom we fell in love with instantly,then they brought their big dog CHIEF over and I sat on chiefs back.His visits I will never forget,always concerned about my life and asking me if the guy I was with was treaging me right.Then the time when he and AUNT KATHY came,we were so giddy waiting for them.like we kids again.It was a day I will...

God watch over you in Heaven where the two of you are now & we'll always remember you here on earth.

Thinking of you today. You both are always in our hearts. True friends!
Love,
Al & Marcia, Marc & Craig

I really like the story even though I didn't know them. 5 minutes after the twin towers were hit my hubby and I were activated.