Returning to the 1971 reflection, Buddy reveals that Rose married three more times and was eventually happy with and faithful to her last husband with whom she lived for 25 years. He goes to talk to his father who tells him that Rose died the previous week. When Buddy begins crying Mr. Hillyer tells him that Rose is a person who will never really die as she will live on forever in their hearts.
Returning to the 1971 reflection, Buddy mentions that Rose remarried three times and was eventually content with her last husband, whom she lived with for 25 years. He then speaks to his father, who informs him that Rose passed away the previous week. As Buddy begins crying, Mr. Hillyer reassures him that Rose will never truly die as she will live on forever in their hearts.