Saturday, January 23, 2021
Paul, Mike and family. Words cannot express my sadness losing my friend Sonny. We first met in 1985 after my late husband purchased his Gold Wing and we joined GWRRA of which Teddy was president at that time From there our friendship blossomed, from trips to the rally's at Lake George, to rides around the area and weekend trips. Such fun. In later years, we would lose touch for a while, but always came back to our friendship. After my husband passed in 2006, we would meet every two weeks at Tim Horton's in Geneseo, At the time, I lived at Silver Lake and she would drive to Geneseo after work. We became very close, I grew to know your family almost as well as my own. I remember her joy when Abby was born, and all the times she would go to your house to meet the kids after school. Stories about Mason, Carter and Abby were numerous. Her trips to Tennessee in October each year were her pilgrimage to remember Tinker and Teddy and the times they shared in Tennessee. Her stories when she returned were unusual to say the least, especially the one about the bear that crawled in her back seat to investigate groceries. We kept in touch when I moved to Virginia and I remember the trip down to the outer banks to visit when your family vacationed there. I know things weren't always smooth running, what family is, but make no mistake she loved you all without reservation. When I moved back from Virginia, we resumed our close relationship with 2 hour phone calls and lunches at Cracker Barrel and then Dairy Queen. In the past several years, I observed her mental decline, and felt sadness that such a fun, vital person was going to slowly slip away from us. I loved her as a sister and will miss her greatly. She has been my best friend. I will miss her. My condolences to all of you on your loss.
