[andysandmikesmom]

Thanks Habs..he was a fine man, loved by so many people...when he died, he broke my heart...but I had so many, many phone calls and letters from people who knew him, especially from his long life in Chicago....and what better tribute, that people did remember him as a kind man, who looked at the whole of life as an adventure, and went out of his way make life better and easier for others, if he could....

He once wrote a poem, about a year before his death...just a short little thing...but in it, he states, that when his time comes, he is ready, because to him, dying only opened the door to more adventures...so I always to try imagine dad galivanting around eternity, looking for new ways to amuse himself...

[palo verde]

my dad was a kind man who went out of his way to help others too
he is lovely person
what makes your dad unique in my eyes
''he looked at the whole of life as an adventure''
maybe that quality is not as rare as I think it is
but I've nveer met anyone who perceived life that way
and there is wisdom
Love, Palo