Dear Barb,
I am so sorry about your loss. I have not been a regular poster to this thread and even now have a difficult time posting here, but I had some email exchanges with Pat over the last year. I respected Pat as a person and as a man. He seemed very passionate about everything he did; from buiding his race car, to building his audio system, to voicing his politcal opinions to sharing his ordeal over the last year with friends. I respected him most for his passion because without passion, life is but existance and it seems like most are happy just to exist, but not Pat, he stood out from the "crowd" in this respect. I have thought about all he has gone through and it is so sad such a man was taken from the world so soon but it is awe inspiring that he lived out his last year in such a vibrant way. From what he has wrote about you Barb I think he was a lucky man to have someone like you to share share his life with.
Lee
I am so sorry about your loss. I have not been a regular poster to this thread and even now have a difficult time posting here, but I had some email exchanges with Pat over the last year. I respected Pat as a person and as a man. He seemed very passionate about everything he did; from buiding his race car, to building his audio system, to voicing his politcal opinions to sharing his ordeal over the last year with friends. I respected him most for his passion because without passion, life is but existance and it seems like most are happy just to exist, but not Pat, he stood out from the "crowd" in this respect. I have thought about all he has gone through and it is so sad such a man was taken from the world so soon but it is awe inspiring that he lived out his last year in such a vibrant way. From what he has wrote about you Barb I think he was a lucky man to have someone like you to share share his life with.
Lee