| Monsieur Didier BERCOT IT IS WITH HEARTFELT SADDNESS I HAVE LEARNED OF THE PASSING OF AN OLD ACQUANTANCE AND FRIEND, DIDIER BERCOT. WE FIRST MET ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO
AT LE BAGUETTE BAKERY IN NORTH MIAMI
THIS MEETING BECAME THE START OF MANY HAPPY TIMES TOGETHER INCLUDING
MEETING HIS MANY, MANY FRIENDS AS WELL- AND MY FONDNESS FOR FRANCE
AND ALL THINGS FRENCH.!
HE WAS A TRUE MAGNET FOR IMPROMPTU GET TOGETHERS, PARTIES AND THAT EVER READY GAME OF BOULES THAT WE ALL PLAYED IN BACK ALLEYS, BACKYARDS AND PARKING LOTS. I RECALL PLAYING A GAME THAT STARTED AT HAULOVER BEACH ( MIAMI BEACH) THAT LASTED INTO THE ABSOLUTE DARKNESS OF NIGHT AND BROKE UP ONLY WHEN THE PICKLE WAS LOST AND THE PASTISSE WAS GONE!
THESE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES HELP EASE MY OWN SADDNESS OF HAVING, IN MORE
RECENT YEARS, DRIFTED AWAY FROM DIDIER AND THOSE GOOD TIMES. HOWEVER I NEED ONLY CLOSE MY EYES TO ONCE AGAIN SEE HIS EVERPRESENT IMPISH GRIM AND READY SMILE AND LAUGHTER.
I PRAY THAT DIDIER IS IN A BETTER PLACE NOW WHERE THE SUN SHINES ALWAYS , THE WINE AND PASTISSE NEVER END AND THE PICKLE IS NEVER LOST.
REST EASY MON AMI,
YOUR FRIENDS BRUCE AND CUQUIE
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