[Steve Hoog]

I use to take people like all of you for granted; not anymore!

I want to tell you how close it was that Gary and I were never friends; we had this idiot acquaintance that kept us apart for many years by lying to both of us about the others feelings toward one another. He was a selfish silly person; and he let his greed for car parts dictate his behavior. Had Gary and I both not taken the chance and spoken to each other one time just out of hope that we didn’t really hate each other as much as this idiot friend had led us to believe, I would have missed out on a very special person that is now in my life hopefully until my demise.

I now consider Gary to be one of my closest friends and he is certainly a very loyal friend; that is something nearly impossible to find. I also consider all of you here that are concerned invaluable; and any of you are welcome in my home or to receive my help if I could ever give it.