I got the text from a good friend earlier this afternoon....and I couldn't even reply. I'm at a loss of words when it comes down to something like this...
I'll always remember Patrick's love for Alabama Football and other sports there @ the Capstone. The two times that we met at A-Day @ Denny Chimes, and @ a Barbecue hosted by other forum friends (TS) we had a ball and ole Taz was always the life force of the party/gathering.
We've lost an invaluable friend...a brother...and a Son. Of many people that I have ever encountered....he was the most............................beloved person that I have EVER had the pleasure of being around.
God Bless you my ole friend...Your Family, will be in my thoughts and my prayers.
Couldn't have said it any better. Though I didn't know it at that time,our chance meeting at Childrens Hospital in the Spina-Bifida clinic would turn out to be more than just a meeting. We hooked up again on TS and remembered each other from the hospital. He was FB friends with my entire family,and always checked in on my middle daughter,Cady who has similar conditions,and wheelchair bound since birth. Words cannot express the sorrow I am feeling at this time,yet I know he is no longer in pain,in a better place. We love you Taz. RIP