Everyone Please Read: As an Honor to Terry, I'm Posting This in the Imperial Forum...
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Fred and I just arrived home tonight. We have been in Chicago since last Saturday morning. It was extremely therapeutic to be around such close friends in this sad time. There was a wonderful turnout from both the washer side of the family as well as the vacuum side of the family. We were fortunate to meet Terry's friends from Danville, IL -- with whom he used to teach, and often traveled with during retirement. It was nice meeting Terry's family as well. They all knew how much Terry meant to all of us, and we knew how much Terry meant to them as well. We will all be just fine, but it will never be the same without Terry.
Terry!
Greg - Thank you and Fred for making these beautiful boards.
I just wish I could have been their. I have Terry on my mind a lot. And it is so true it will never be the same without Terry! I know Terry will always be with us in Spirit!
Peter
Greg - Thank you and Fred for making these beautiful boards.
I just wish I could have been their. I have Terry on my mind a lot. And it is so true it will never be the same without Terry! I know Terry will always be with us in Spirit!
Peter
kevin313
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I am so sorry to hear of this tremendous loss. I only knew Terry from exchanges on Super and he always had nice and positive thoughts to contribute.
My condolences to all of you who knew him and loved him. I hope the warm memories of your dear friend Terry bring you comfort.
Kevin
My condolences to all of you who knew him and loved him. I hope the warm memories of your dear friend Terry bring you comfort.
Kevin
Numb, exhausted and drained
and those are the easy feelings. The loss is great for us but as I saw it was even greater for his beloved nephew. To be there for Terry was an honor, to be there for his nephew and everyone else was bitter joy for me, and I would do it all over in a heartbeat. All of us supported each other in such a loving way through it all that I feel we came away as one powerful force of love for Terry. And I think everyone who attended came away with a sense of awe at how many people our friend had touched in his brief time here.
I spoke with several of Terry's fellow work mates. One was Geneva, she ran the kitchen at the School in Danville, she said Terry used to come into the cafeteria and >>Load the dishwasher! She had seen the pictures of Terry loading Fred's dishwasher on the boards and then we both said at the exact same moment"That was Terry" it was a real connect.
I hope all of you out there can get a sense of that awe from Terry's thread.
Terry-on!
and those are the easy feelings. The loss is great for us but as I saw it was even greater for his beloved nephew. To be there for Terry was an honor, to be there for his nephew and everyone else was bitter joy for me, and I would do it all over in a heartbeat. All of us supported each other in such a loving way through it all that I feel we came away as one powerful force of love for Terry. And I think everyone who attended came away with a sense of awe at how many people our friend had touched in his brief time here.
I spoke with several of Terry's fellow work mates. One was Geneva, she ran the kitchen at the School in Danville, she said Terry used to come into the cafeteria and >>Load the dishwasher! She had seen the pictures of Terry loading Fred's dishwasher on the boards and then we both said at the exact same moment"That was Terry" it was a real connect.
I hope all of you out there can get a sense of that awe from Terry's thread.
Terry-on!
Generous With His Gift Of Acceptance
Terry was the first to welcome me to the club, my first Secret Santa exchange and among the most friendly and inclusive when I attended my first wash in. We can all identify the icons of this group, the founding fathers and those with the most prestigious collections. They can also be the most parsimonios in sharing and posting. Terry was there for everyone regardless, praising, encouraging, defending and deflecting if we got over zealous in our posts. We all rememeber Terry's great food at Roger's in Tucson 2008, Greg's in Omaha and the pictures of Fred and Terry waxing the kitchen floor in Minneapolis before beginning the food preparations for the vacuum convention; total commitment and giving were the essence of who Terry was. We saw more evidence of his zany, happy and witty side on the Vac-Land site. He was a complex man of wit, intellect and care that all blended into a one man symphony that could fill a room and out perform any negativity. I'll never perc another pot of coffee without a tug at my heart strings remembering Terry's collection of percolators.
Terry was the first to welcome me to the club, my first Secret Santa exchange and among the most friendly and inclusive when I attended my first wash in. We can all identify the icons of this group, the founding fathers and those with the most prestigious collections. They can also be the most parsimonios in sharing and posting. Terry was there for everyone regardless, praising, encouraging, defending and deflecting if we got over zealous in our posts. We all rememeber Terry's great food at Roger's in Tucson 2008, Greg's in Omaha and the pictures of Fred and Terry waxing the kitchen floor in Minneapolis before beginning the food preparations for the vacuum convention; total commitment and giving were the essence of who Terry was. We saw more evidence of his zany, happy and witty side on the Vac-Land site. He was a complex man of wit, intellect and care that all blended into a one man symphony that could fill a room and out perform any negativity. I'll never perc another pot of coffee without a tug at my heart strings remembering Terry's collection of percolators.
wmlask
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I am so sad to read this horrible news. Terry was such a kind and friendly individual. He will be greatly missed.
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