Rudy was a great man, so full of love for life. He always seemed in his own little way to bring out the best in all of us. His keen sense of music, his funny and warped sense of humor and his imagination that he brought to most of us with his textures was incredible. I feel so very fortunate to have been a close friend to Dan through both good and bad times. He is and always will be in my heart and soul. I know heaven has a wonderful place for him and he is looking down smiling and playing his music... I even think he is probably introducing a new line of wings and halos... I miss you my dear friend and I hope you are at peace... you will be missed but never forgotten... xXXx A&F your friend... Red (Kim)

When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. ~William Butler Yeats~

Not here - not now Not with me and Not with a single tear of mine There is no pain There won't be no fear This is my last goodbye Cause I won't die Not here - not now No regrets - It was just another lesson in my life I close the door I clean my own place This is my last goodbye Before I die And when you fail You seem to swallow Everything that comes to you And if you fall I am the one Who takes you by his hand Don't take this love Please don't stock on this romance Fleeing from your love and far away You say goodbye But I live in the ruins of your love I am just a tear upon your face You are the sun that sets for me I'll be gone While I'll be waiting This is my last goodbye There is that much history There is that much to learn How can we do all the same mistakes again An no-one cares Fascinating to grow old It's fascinating to be born Fascinating to decide And sometimes even to be right Here I stand alone And now I say goodbye I leave this place - with a smile And with my breathing - Sometimes bleeding - Not uselessness soul I'm leaving this society But not my body nor soul Right here - right now With no regrets I say goodbye I am a King And I will rule my life! And when you fail You seem to swallow Everything that comes to you And if you fall I am the one Who takes you by his hand Fleeing from your love and far away You say goodbye But I live in the ruins of your love I am just a tear upon your face You are the sun that sets for me I'll be gone While I'll be waiting This is my last goodbye These words popped into me, when I heard the sad news about Rudy's passing. I never knew him that well, only that when I have joined RLC, he was the 1st person that I have bumped into. He was so kind to tell me the instructions of this community, and I will always remember his kindness towards me.