This is your page, “Andy”, so just goin’ to type like
we “talk / type” with you. Just sayin’. . .
You & “Rick” always enjoy my “talent” of reciting the
50 States in Alphabetical order, from “Memory”, then
followed by “Rick’s” painful “attempt” at it, and
“interjecting” that “There are NO ‘ B’s’ “. Well, yes,
per States, But that’s NOT AT ALL true with you
our simple, unique, dear, dear Friend. Actually, is
QUITE the “contrary” :
* YOU / PERSONALLY :
>”Boys’ Ranch”
>”Boxing”
>”Basketball”
>”Bulldogs” / “GO ‘Gonzaga’ ! “
{*came SO close to Winning it for you this Year!}
>”Baggage”
>”Barber” {with Loni’s “assistance”}
>Basement
>”Beezz” {Bad! Unless you had your handy
“Epi – Pen”!}
>Brash
>Bold
>”Bookworm”
>”Brainiac”
>Bright
>Bashful {OOPS! Definitely NOT YOU!}
>BRILLIANT
* Your & “Rick’s ‘ Business World’ “ :
>”Boots”. . . from “Acme” ~ to “Texas”
to, currently, “Dan Post”
>”Boxes” of “Boots” to “Count / Inventory”
> “Barcodes” on “Boxes” of “Boots”
>”Binary Code” {“Nicky” knows all about it now!}
> “Blue Cherry” {a.k.a. “Brown Cherry”}
>”Billy” T.
>Branson
>“Berkliner”
>”Burns Steakhouse” in Tampa, Florida
* OUR “Shared ‘World’ “ with you :
>Better Because of you Being in it
>Bantering Back & forth . . . the Best!
>”Books” {including “Live From New York”}
>”Being There” {forever “Chance the Gardener”}
>”Bill” on “Office Space” {“Uh, yeah, I’m goin’ to
need those ‘ T.P.S.’ Reports”}
>”Bosco” / “Breathtaking” {“Seinfeld”}
>”Buck$” {my “Mary ~ Money” for you}
>”BIGhead” {your “Nickname” for our Nephew}
>”Bears {your special “Cuddle ~ Bears” we gave you,
& some “in the woods” believe you saw once while up
in White Plains, New York}
>”Beer”
>”Bottles”. . . of Water . . . but especially of Wine
>Our “Band” : you / “Rick” / Rob . . . and, our
greatly missed “Leader” of the “Band”, Michael
>”Band ‘Groupies’ “ : Bridget / Loni / Tina / me
>”British Virgin Islands”
>“Blue ~ Eyed ‘ Brit’ “. . . our British “Leader” of the
“Band”, Michael, and his adored Tina
* The “B’s” that matter / mean MOST in YOUR World :
>Brothers : Klaus / Michael / Keith / David
>”Biological / Birth” Mother, & Family. . . “finding”
them in Germany {* THANK YOU, Steve G.!}
>“Buddy ~ Boy ‘ Blue’ “ {sadly, arrived in “Dog Heaven”
3 ~ years ago this Month / June of 2014}
> “Boys” X 3 . . . your & Loni’s “Trio” of “Boys” :
Drew / Kyle / Adam {we always enjoy hearing you
talk about them}
>Betty Kay, your dear Daughter ~ IN ~ LAW
>Bliss . . . your Life with Loni
>Beloved Bride . . . ABOVE ALL ELSE, your Love, Loni;
the 2 of you together so sweet, such an example of real
Love; being a part of seeing the 2 of you as a Couple has
always “inspired”. . . a “Gift” we are “Honored” to know.
After 33 + years of “Marriage”, you always call her your
“Bride”. I know just “hearing” that has always made both
Rob & myself “smile”; we both love “hearing” you say it.
In closing, the cruelest of “B’ s”. . . your now Earthly exit
leaves us . . . and our “Band”. . . Beyond Brokenhearted.
Sadly. . . so surreally . . . half of the “Band” has now “left”
the “Stage”.
You joined our so very much missed Michael in “Heaven”
exactly a Year + 11 Months later, to the day . . . with him
arriving there 6th of July of 2015 . . . and, now, ripping us
apart, you “join” him there this week, on 6th of June of 2017.
{*And, yes, “Andy”, we “noted” the Day / Date . . . the
“Anniversary” of “D ~ Day”. ~ Touche` }
No doubt you and our Blue ~ Eyed “Brit ‘Leader’ “ of the
“Band” are having endless Bottles of Wine in Heaven, and
having a “chat” about your shared “Manchester City ‘Soccer’
Team”. We Love You Both, and will forever miss you both.
The “Band ‘plays ~ on’ “. . . But is Badly Bruised and Broken.
The music is more difficult to hear now. . . are 2 major “Beats”
painfully missing . . . and the “tunes” are just not nearly as fun,
funny, cool, smooth, irreverent, or “sweet” now. Just sayin’. . .
Our last “B’s”. . . ~ Breaking our hearts in a Billion Bits,
We Love You, “Andy”. . . ~ Mary & “Rick” ~