Wednesday, March 25, 2015
That smile. This man had sparkle and I will never forget him. Strange thing, I was just thinking about Vinnie a couple of days ago and wondered if I had his email. It seems like yesterday when he threw out his retractable ITT/Exelis badge at me and asked, "how ya doin'" with that accent of his (I don't have one :)) It was just yesterday that he was ravaging through the HR refrigerator looking for food and I'd have to say, "Vinnnie! That's so and so's cheese!" As his Benefits Specialist/Administrator, I helped him through those horrid benefits open enrollments. I smile at these memories. I cry at the thought that he's no longer with his family. I've been gone from COS since August 2013. However, those friends I made during my 13 years there and "my employees" remain so very close in my heart. Debbie sold our house for us which brought me closer to Vinnie's family. I remember when Vinnie told me he was cancer free...with that smile...and now to find out it came back is painful. My love and condolences to Debbie and the rest of the family. That smile will keep him forever alive for all of us who loved him. Vinnie....the one and only. Charlotte Metzger
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