Amy Salko Robertson
I know most people called him Mr. Trautwein, but he was always Trauty to us - it wasn't just Trauty behind his back - my sister and I called him that to his face - he would look at us with that stern look and try to yell at us but could never hold the gaze fully, so we knew he secretly enjoyed this loving display of UTTER DISRESPECT!
Ironically, I was with Stephanne this evening and she shared this sad news with me - my heart warmed and a smile came to my face and then a giggle because the most immediate memory that came to mind was... Trauty with a puffed up chest, flaming red face, veins popping out of his head and neck and huge booming voice, yelling what he enjoyed yelling more often then not....STEEEEEEPHPHPHANNNNNE - I'm still laughing now just thinking about it - Oh Stephanne I'm so glad you're the one who shared the news with me...it brought me right back to choir.
Trauty you meant the world to me and for many of us YOU WERE OUR WORLD - you shaped us and changed our lives and in between bellows you had this very soft side and the best was when you laughed until you cried. You did EVERYTHING BIG and I hope you know how BIG you were to us all!!!
xxxxoooo A
Amy Salko Robertson:
It's amazing, but as i read all these posts what stands out so strongly is the reminder of TRUTH. Trauty's Truth. George saw things in us, sometimes in ways we appreciated and sometimes in ways we did not...but he was fearless. He told it like it was i.e. his note to Jimmy Deutsch, etc. I think one of the things that is most powerful about George is his unyielding and unabashed ability to speak the truth - whether it was painful or not. He was bold and brave and the receiver of his truth also had to be bold and brave you could fight it but in the end there it was...undeniable. I think it's in his truth that we were able to find our true selves.
BRAVO - George What a breath of fresh air you would be today in this dreadfully homogenous PC world we've created xxxxoooo A
I know most people called him Mr. Trautwein, but he was always Trauty to us - it wasn't just Trauty behind his back - my sister and I called him that to his face - he would look at us with that stern look and try to yell at us but could never hold the gaze fully, so we knew he secretly enjoyed this loving display of UTTER DISRESPECT!
Ironically, I was with Stephanne this evening and she shared this sad news with me - my heart warmed and a smile came to my face and then a giggle because the most immediate memory that came to mind was... Trauty with a puffed up chest, flaming red face, veins popping out of his head and neck and huge booming voice, yelling what he enjoyed yelling more often then not....STEEEEEEPHPHPHANNNNNE - I'm still laughing now just thinking about it - Oh Stephanne I'm so glad you're the one who shared the news with me...it brought me right back to choir.
Trauty you meant the world to me and for many of us YOU WERE OUR WORLD - you shaped us and changed our lives and in between bellows you had this very soft side and the best was when you laughed until you cried. You did EVERYTHING BIG and I hope you know how BIG you were to us all!!!
xxxxoooo A
Amy Salko Robertson:
It's amazing, but as i read all these posts what stands out so strongly is the reminder of TRUTH. Trauty's Truth. George saw things in us, sometimes in ways we appreciated and sometimes in ways we did not...but he was fearless. He told it like it was i.e. his note to Jimmy Deutsch, etc. I think one of the things that is most powerful about George is his unyielding and unabashed ability to speak the truth - whether it was painful or not. He was bold and brave and the receiver of his truth also had to be bold and brave you could fight it but in the end there it was...undeniable. I think it's in his truth that we were able to find our true selves.
BRAVO - George What a breath of fresh air you would be today in this dreadfully homogenous PC world we've created xxxxoooo A
