I remember the days gone by
Posted on June 14th, 2011 by Brother Bill
Walking to Silverdale School for eight years
Silverdale School was about 50 acres from where I was born and raised. I believe the school building is still there. Originally, a one-room school, it has now been made into a nice home. The Silverdale School was the school that I attended for eight years. In those eight years Dad would ask every once-in-a-while could we stay home and help pick the stones. There were days when we wanted to get out of school. It was good to walk to school regardless of what the weather conditions were. We would come home for lunch and Mom would have lunch all ready for us. One thing I was particularly proud of was that my eighth grade year in school I never missed a day in school, was never sick. I really had a good time in that one room school saw it as an advantage starting from first grade with one teacher for all students. By the time you get to the fifth and eighth grade you have heard all of that so many times, it made for a better student.
Just wonderful. What a gift for our family. Bill, I do appreciate all of your work. Obviously done with a lot of love.
There’s no other love like the love for a brother. There’s no other love like the love from a brother. ~Astrid Alauda
To Bill and all your family and loved ones, I did not have the pleasure of knowing your brother and appreciate the story and memories you shared. The picture is priceless and I am wondering about the caption that listed the students, stating “and some boys named Schmidt”. I am assuming that is both you and Pat. Please accept my condolenses. May his memory be a blessing and through all time bring sweetness to your heart and a loving smile to your lips. Blessings to you all, Joyce Juster
Bill,
Didn’t know Pat; but I know you. Pat was lucky to have a brother like you.
This is a beautiful site. A wonderful tribute.
We were all lucky to know Pat, to have him in our lives for whatever time we have on this planet. Our lives are better because of it.
I love the website. The pictures are incredible.
Side note – the caption on that picture with the names… “some boys named Schmidt” made me smile. Thank you for this.
Dear Pat,
It has been several weeks since your passing and I removed your name from my cell phone today. It is hard to believe you are gone and never more can I call you up to ask for advice or to see how you were doing. You have been such a powerful influence in my life. You seen in me an ability to teach that I did not see and yet teach I am. In many ways am I now teaching. About energy healing about life and spirit. I owe you so much for the many road trips we took and all that I learned from you. You were a man of courage and tenacity with a passion to help were help was needed. Speaking of which I felt helpless to help you in the last year and a half as I could see and feel that there was nothing anyone could really do. I just talked to you about finding peace and all the love you could muster during this hard transition. You were so full of life I know it was so hard for you to surrender.
I had a dream about you the other night and of all things you were skate boarding! I was too but not as good as you. You were laughing and most happy and waiting for me to get the hang of it. So like our path in this life that we shared for too short of a time.
I say I cannot call you but you know that is not really true. I can still call on you anytime as I always have. However now I will listen better than ever before.
Thank you for your life and for touching my life and so many others. I love you and know that you are as busy as ever doing whatever is required of you where you are at.
I cannot make your memorial as I will be gone on vacation in Montana celebrating my husband and I’s 40 year wedding anniversary. I wish I could have been there as I would have sang a song for you. But it is okay I will still sing that song for you and I know you will hear it.
Love, Ginny
Pat
Thank you for being a part of my life. As a teacher and mentor in subtle energy you helped me shift my paradigm of what is possible. Thank you for being a powerful positive influence in my life by just knowing you and you being the big hearted patient person that I had come to know. I love you and miss you,
Robert
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