When did you meet Mickey?
2008
Where did you meet him?
At My House
Memory of Mickey
Abby brought Mickey and Sharon to a gathering at my house. I am not sure if it was a cookout, or a Flag Day party, or if we had just invited them to come and spend an afternoon out on our deck talking and eating food. I knew Mickey would be drinking copious amounts of coffee and wanted to be prepared. I asked Abby how he took his coffee and she said he liked the pink sweetener. We had none in the house, so I sent JD on a special trip to the store to get some Sweet N Low.
I don’t remember anything else specific about that first meeting, but my best memories of meeting Mickey and spending time with him are always outside, on someone’s deck or just in the backyard, gathered with lots of people. Mickey would just be smiling, talking, listening, raconteur-ing, and generally making a big, genial circle around himself, no matter the occasion.
My heart goes out to all who knew and loved him, especially Abby and Sharon. He was a truly remarkable person, and anyone whose life he touched was the better for it.