Monday, September 26, 2022
I only knew Brian very little from his brief visits to our home to install a new kitchen gas stove. I clearly remember his kindness, interest in old houses like ours, and his description of the water buffalo business. Through no fault of his own, our new kitchen stove had an incorrect setting for, I recall, natural gas vs propane, which we discovered on Thanksgiving Day. We were entertaining about 30 people and Brian insisted on coming away from his family festivities to reset the stove so that it would work properly. We had a work-around solution and tried to convince him to stay home with his family, but he wouldn't hear of it. He walked in and instantly became friends with all 30 people and had it fixed in 5 minutes. I will always remember his smile and his kindness.
