Monday, November 26, 2018
To Sonny's brother, Mike, Sonny's son, and family. My sincerest condolences in your loss of this fine man. I had not seen Sonny in at least 20 years but we worked together back then and I was always struck by how principled, earnest, and responsible Sonny was. I always knew I could rely on him. Punctual as all get out, yet patient and respectful of the kids we worked with.
One humorous adventure we had, at least humorous in retrospect, was when we transported a youth to his court hearing. The hearing went well and the boy behaved well. So after court, against our better judgment, instead of getting well out of the boy's hometown before stopping to eat, when the boy asked if we might eat at his favorite diner, Sonny and I agreed. We had a lovely meal and as we relaxedly began to return to the car, doesn't the boy take off running. Sonny and I gave chase, ran like heck after him, but too bad for us. The boy was completely gone. Sonny and I returned back to NTYS with our tails between our legs. We shook our heads over that experience for a long time, haha.
I am so sorry that Sonny became I'll and was taken from this life too soon. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
