Bruce Strassburg
Dear Mrs. Mazzei, Julie, Linda, and Rob, With deepest condolences I send my love to you at the passing of your husband and father. As his student, I had only respect for his skills as a teacher, coach, and an immensely capable communicator. (We did call him "Maynard G. Krebs" after the character from the "Dobie Gillis" show. He only looked like Maynard and never behaved like him.) As his colleague, I was grateful for his encouragement given to me and all those with whom he worked. His sense of humor, love of family, and his respect for his vocation will long be appreciated and remembered. I do have great faith that there will be a happy reunion in the hereafter because of the Lord. May you be blessed with equal faith in that time.
May God bless you always, Bruce Strassburg
PS I often think of those times that NW was fortunate to have the Mazzei clan in attendance. You were young people, who like your dad, made a difference.