Monday, October 5, 2020
Nick was a southern gentleman, a renaissance man, and the life of the party. I don't think there was ever a time that didn't see Nick smiling. Doug and I got to know and love Nick through our good friend Dave. I met Nick when he attended a conference where Dave and I were presenting out in Denver. I rented a red Cadillac and my sister-in-law, Dot, got us second-row tickets to see Crosby, Stills, & Nash at the Red Rock Theatre - we had a blast. We went to dinner at the famed Flagsatff Restaurant up in the Rockies and the food was heavenly! Nick was such a great conversationalist and a connoisseur of fine wine and food. We toured the Coors Beer facility, admired the Colorado Rockies with a cold brew, and then zoomed back into Dever to catch a flight home. Nick attended another conference where Dave and I were presenting out in Arizona and we shared a lovely dinner in the desert. At home in NJ, Doug and I loved it when Nick was in town and we would get together for dinner or he and Dave would come over for dinner at our house. The hours of laughter, the great conversations, and the fun playing parlor games will be sorely missed. Nick was truly a wonderful person and a great partner to Dave as well as a parent to Dave's girls. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him and loved him. The contributions he made during his 30 years at HHS were immeasurable with respect to increasing the health, well-being, and safety in children's lives and those contributions will live on forever. Thanks for everything NIck, you lived your life out loud and to the fullest and you touched all of us with your presence. We were so lucky to know you. God rest your soul. May peace be with you, Dave, and with your family.
