Happy birthday, Bobbie Dunnaway (top, far right).
Always a smile.
Through easy times and tough times, Bobbie Dunnaway’s warm smile has never altered.
It is not easy to be a waitress, regardless of the restaurant.
Customers, frankly, can be ignorant asses at times, especially in an era where every bite has to be photographed with a cell phone and Yelp allows you to spew your entitled idiocy.
I’m sure it would be nice to know that the kitchen always had your back and was fully appreciative of how often you, the waitress, were saving them, covering for them, putting a positive spin on their mistakes.
Nice, but rarely true.
The waitress is always in the line of fire, particularly in a restaurant where there is nowhere for them to hide.
It is hard to always keep that smile in place. Harder to make people believe the smile is always real.
With Bobbie, it is real.
Genuinely a warm, inviting person, she remains one of the friendliest people I have ever worked with.
Watching her go-go-go, staying one step ahead of the crush while remaining positive, always, is a testament to her character.
As she celebrates a birthday today, surrounded by her children and grandchildren in Vegas, it may be a bittersweet one for her.
She has suffered great loss recently, but she is as strong a person as you will meet, and I hope she knows how much support she has around her.
Bobbie, you are truly loved, by those who work with you, by your family, by those whose lives merely brush against yours for one night in a restaurant.
You make each of our lives better with your presence. Always know how much you are appreciated, how deeply you are cared about.
Happy birthday, Bobbie.
I hope that this day, and all that will come after it, bring you joy. That would repay you, just a bit, for how much joy you have brought to others.
Coupeville Sports 