Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Mary Ann and family- We are very sorry to hear of Al's passing. We have many fond memories of you and Al at many APWA functions and a few Bandit games. Al was respected by all who knew and worked with him. He was a great asset to APWA and will be sorely missed. You and Al are in our thoughts and prayers. Mike and Karen Kolceski Dear Mary Ann, Joananne, Mike (Zeke), and Natalie, Ruth and I are sorry not to be able to see you in person to express our deepest regrets on Al's death. We cannot help but think of the full life he enjoyed and of the very pleasant memories we have of him. These memories and the photograghs will always endure. We wish we could help easy the pain you are feeling but,as you realize, we are limited but we do want you know you are all in our thoughts and prayers. Dear Mary Ann, Joananne, Mike (Zeke), and Natalie, Ruth and I are sorry not to be able to see you in person to express our deepest regrets on Al's death. We cannot help but think of the full life he enjoyed and of the very pleasant memories we have of him. These memories and the photograghs will always endure. We wish we could help easy the pain you are feeling but,as you realize, we are limited but we do want you know you are all in our thoughts and prayers. Dear Mary Ann, I am so sorry to hear about Al (Mr. Rutter). There are so many happy memories. I look forward to sharing them with you sometime. I will be thinking of you and the kids. Love, Diane and Ken Dear Mary Ann, I was sorry to read about your husband in today's paper. Now I know why I haven't seen you around Lockport in a while. My sympathy to you and your family, Linda Conlin MaryAnn & Family, my sincere condolences with the passing of Al.There were certainly many moments to reflect on especially those un ones. Sorry I can't make the celebration but I have my grandson home from college.Thoughts and prayers. Mary Ann and family - so sorry to hear of Al's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Mary Ann & Family, I'am so sorry we all had to lose such a wonderful-wonderful loving person. In the short time I've known Allan, for all that he was going through, I've never seen him display frustration, anger, sadness or regrets. I only saw such a sweet person. Always ready to greet you with a smile and wanting to know how your week was, never complaining about his. Showing me pitures of his children and grand-children and how proud he was of them. I'm going to miss him teaching me a thing or two on the computer or a web site he thought I'd be interested in. Listening to him joke and watching him tease you Mary Ann. Allan loved teasing you Mary Ann and I loved watching it. It made me feel like that was one of his ways of showing you how much he loved you and appricated all that you do for him. Allen knew it was'nt easy for you then and that it would'nt be easy for you now. Mary Ann, you know that my mom just passed away 11 days before Allan. She used to feel bad that she could'nt help me with my MS and all. But I truly believe that her and Allan are in a wonderful place and that their engery was left behind. They say their engery remains he on earth for quite sometime. No matter how prepared we thought we'd be, it still hits us hard! So, I hope you can believe what I do. That they are both still here right by our sides holding us up for a little while, just till we can hold up on our own. God Bless everyone who loved and cared for Allan. I will keep him in my prayers. Love, Barbara Baker I was sorry to hear of Al's passing. I worked under him as an engineering technician for the city of Lockport from 1979 to 1983. Right out of college until I became a NYS Forest Ranger. My wife, Carol and I had him photograph our wedding in 1980. I know it's been many years since I last saw him, but please accept our sincere sympathies. Tim & Carol Taylor Mary Ann and family, Ken and I were saddened to learn of Al's passing. He was always such a positive person and neither of us can recall a time when Al didn't greet us with a smile and a cheerful response. He always went out of his way to make each person he met feel important. Mary Ann - our lives intersected in a number of unexpected and delightful ways and I (Val) regret that we weren't in contact in recent years. We will be keeping your whole family in our thoughts. Ken & Valerie Pettapiece My condolences to Mary Ann and her family. Allan was a sweet, smart gentleman. I enjoyed knowing you, Mary Ann, and Allan, when you were in Bradford. (I still have the newspaper photo he took of the three bobcats in my Nature archives!) Please accept my heartfelt sympathy-- the world needs more like your husband. God bless you both. Sincerely, Patricia Demjan ;
