A Sad Day

Hi Everyone,
     This posting comes from a sad heart. I am writing this from my soul, from the depths of my feelings and the spot in my heart that few have touched. You don't even have to read it. I just need to write it. As I would say, all of you that know me, with the exception of a few, know of Steve Fink.The world has lost someone very special and my life would not be what it is without  me knowing Steve. He showed me what true love is.
     I met him 17 years ago. We became friends at first sight, it was a friendship that was always different. When I went through my divorce he was there for me and when he went through his I was there for him, we were each others support system, our friendship grew into a deep love. We shared everything, we knew everything about each other and what we had was different. We had a connection together that was spiritual, emotional and physical. People come into your life for reason and I am grateful that Steve came into mine.
We started PSC together, I knew nothing about the business, Steve knew everything. We worked for months getting our Deli opened, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, fixing, painting , putting in countertops and cleaning some more. I remember thinking "I sure hope he can cook" and cook he could do, that first roast beef that came out of the oven and into my mouth was unbelievable. We even had a special snack that we named a number 7, which consisted of a thinly sliced piece of roast beef, mayonaise (only best foods) and a 1/4 of a dill pickle, everything was rolled in the roast beef. So good! We organized Thanksgiving dinner, for the homeless (or so we thought) it soon became the place to come for Thanksgiving, we had homeless, firemen, family, friends, policemen, customers, people who didn't have families, you guessed it.... anyone who wanted to come. Steve worked at the speed of sound, he was a machine. Everyone that knows him loves him. He loved to feed people.
     The last time I saw Steve was on New Years Eve ( 2 months ago) We had a great talk and it was so good to see him, but although unsaid we both knew. He said something to me I will never forget "I love you in this lifetime" Those words will be with me forever. He gave me a ring years ago and I wear it everyday and have since he gave it to me. I didn't wear it on this trip because I didn't want to risk anything happening to it. When I showed him and told him that I wear it everyday, his response was "You know the ring you had made for me? I have worn it everyday" Time can pass, things can happen, but love is love.
Steve I will miss you dearly , but you are with me always and I know that your dad and Jacque were waiting with open arms and for that I can smile. My heart and prayers go out to Meghan, Katie, Nicole and Jon, I love you.
                 Laura

Thought for the day:
Life is not short, it is just unpredictable and can change in a moment.
Say "I love you"