I worked with Pxxxxxx in the mid-80s to early 90s. When I remember Pxxxxxxx, I remember holidays. Of course there are other memories; some best forgotten like when he climbed into the shallow pool at the New England Aquarium and waded with the penguins, but holidays are my fondest memories so let’s talk about them Pxxxxxx loved holidays, they were much of what he talked about. Almost always it was the upcoming holiday but there was one exception that I’d like to tell you about. . . Many of us remember the near tragic day when Pxxxxxx was run over. He nearly died and he had a long recovery. While he recuperated, he was hospitalized through Halloween and missed its events. It was the beginning of November and he was still talking about Halloween coming. We couldn’t convince him that he missed it. So Jeanne Dxxxxx and a bunch of us dug out our Halloween costumes and threw a Halloween party for him in the medical center in the middle of November. It was a lot of fun and it worked. The next day he announced Thanksgiving was coming. Pxxxxxx was amazing after his recuperation was over, he walked and acted as if nothing had ever happened to him I remember our annual car rides we would take just so Pxxxxxx could look at the Christmas lights. Pxxxxxx liked that. One of the reasons Pxxxxxx loved holidays was because that’s when they have parades. Pxxxxxx loved parades. I made a video of my son’s High School marching band practice and gave it to Pxxxxxx. He thought it was a parade and he was happy. Pxxxxxx was a great guy with a big smile that reached from his heart to yours and that not only said hello but welcomed you enthusiastically. He was quick to anger but equally quick to forgive and forget if given a little distraction. After he moved away from our living unit, we were happy to see that his new living unit loved him as much as we had and that good people like John Lxxxx took a special interest in him. He lived a long and, for the most part, happy life. There are some people I know I will always remember and Pxxxxxx Sxxxxx is one of them click for last page