Houston: Irish Wake for Mark Burkett (Zardoz), Apr 30th, 2-6pm at Ashford Pub

[triolamj]

Thanks for your condolences, McMurdo. Most of us received a phone call within hours of his death while we were still seeing posts from him on Facebook from just a few hours before he was found and the night before. The fundraiser was, I hope, and appeared to be a success and a bag of excellent kilt hose, ruche ties, flashes, and balmorals / berets, that he had gifted me disappeared along with his kilts, hopefully to new homes. The house was full, the food sold out, many a story was told, and we felt a little better for being with each other and remembering the better times.

"Of all the comrades e'er I've had, they're sorry for my going away /
Of all the sweethearts e'er I've had, they'd wish me one more day to stay /"

Thank you for passing on the information. I've thought of Mark often since hearing the sad news on Facebook.