Farewell to Nick...
Another friend went to eternity very early yesterday morning. Nicholas Paraskevas was a coworker, and one of the nicest people with whom I've ever had the honor of working. He was easy-going, pleasant, unfailingly honest, and spoke with a heavy Mexican accent... but would insist it was you who had the accent, not him. I worked with him for the last six years, and The Husband ( ) knew him for over twenty, having first encountered him in one of the military courses on Fort Huachuca, where Nick was the instructor and The Husband was the brand new student. The students where we currently work always remembered him and were impressed by how much they learned from him. If you asked him (in English or in Spanish) how he was, he would always answer (in English or Spanish), "I don't know." But occasionally, you could catch him off guard and he'd say "Good!" He always had a smile, and he was always friendly. His leaving took everyone by surprise, and he was only 6 years older than me. This is not the best photo of him, but it's the only one I have on the computer at home. It's cropped from a larger one taken in December 2006.
Sleep well, Nick. We really, really miss you.
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2 comments:
Thank you for the kind word you said about Nick. He was my father. He used to tell me the same thing when I asked him how he was doing. It was nice to see that you started a blog. I miss him so much. Again, thank you
Angela: My name is Pastor ISrael Tellez, from Laredo, TX. I'm very sorry about your Dad, we were real good friends back in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, we went to school together, then, we both went into the army, he made a career and I was a 2 year man, so I lost track of him, although, I would ask his brother that works at the international bridge, How he was doing and he told me he lived in Arizona, it was your dad, Marco Antonio Duenas and I, the three amigos...(back in the 60's) May He rest in peace....We will be praying for you and your family.....
Pastor ISrael Tellez
israeltellezsr@gmail.com
www.israeltellez.com
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