Monday, February 25, 2008
in memory of Tony Hudziak..
a very dear friend from my past theater life passed away this week. Tony Hudziak, who I first met in 1988, died on Wednesday. He was only 41 years old. Today, many of us celebrated his life at his memorial service in Longmont..and it was bittersweet and wonderful to see so many old friends! From left to right..Back row- ish...Scott Moore, owner of the Jesters Dinner Theater, Patrick Sawyer, a wonderful performer and singer who I first met doing Oklahoma at the Wayside Inn in 1988..He played Curly..and we went on to do many shows together..my favorite being "Baby" at the Carousel where we played husband and wife! Fred Rose, who just appeared in the Tony Award winning "Company", Chris Johnson, my bestest friend, Warren Sherril, owner of the Paragon Theater in Denver, Mark Johnson, a wonderful teacher and actor, Randy St. Pierre, an amazing performer who has done shows all over Colorado. Vandi , Sandra, and Nadine Holter, former owners of the Carousel Dinner Theater, Dan Pettit..a fireman here in Loveland who also did many shows with us, Nick Turner, owner of the Nonesuch and the new Candlelight Dinner Theater, then back to the front with Mary Lou Moore, co- owner of Jestrers, Me..you all know what I do, Susan St. Pierre, great performer from the Wayside, Camilla Johnson, faboo singer and dancer, and teacher! Melissa Swift Sawyer, the fabulous Patsy Cline from the Denver Center..Gina Schuh- Turner, actress and singer extrodinaire and co- owner of the Candlelight, Jenny Pettit..fantastic performer and teacher. As I type all this, I realize how talented a bunch of people we are..and how sad that it takes a death to bring us all together. The Wayside Inn would be celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year if it hadn't burned down..and who knows what great things could have happened there? It made me realize just how important it is to cherish the people in your life who love you , and who you love back.. Life is unpredictable and short..really. Tony was living in Longmont for the past 2 years..and none of us ever saw him. We will all regret that, always. I hope that this serves as a reminder to all of us to spend time while we can...and Tony..we will miss you.
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2 comments:
Strange but beautiful to see this post. Thank you all for attending.
Mary (Sister)
P.S. You all look fabulous. Take care of each other.
Tony was the one that got away. I am so sad about his passing. We dated seriously for over a year in Denver and I had to move away for my job. but I alway thought and hoped that maybe someday, we would be together again. I think of him everyday and miss him so much. I feel him next to me, sometimes, with that grin on his face..I loved you, Tony.
John
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