We shared very special days together my friend that I will long treasure.  Drinking cokes and water watching the wildlife in your backyard.  The stories you shared.  The gophers you trapped and just had to show me. Our rides to Burger King for cheeseburgers.  My sweet husband called you the other man in my life.  Thanks for the days spent outdoors feeding the wild things.  I enjoyed you.

Mr. Allen was a great neighbor as I grew up on Lily Street in New Monterey. I remember well when he and his family took me to their cabin at White Rock and introduced me to hunting. I often think of Mr. Allen, Gary and Ken when fishing or hunting.