My heart goes out to the Nieto family. I watched Hardy grow up and become the kind person he is and gone too soon.
He is now in the arms of his mother Lorie.
To Tom - words can’t even begin to express my sadness for you. Sending hugs. Pat
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Losing Hardy is so, so sad.
Hardy had tremendous intellectual curiosity, imagination, and creativity. He was super fun and thrived on adventure. He loved traveling the world, working on his off-the-grid Shangri-La in Boonville and was down to do anything. He made friends everywhere and time spent with him was entertaining and oddly memorable.
Hardy could summon Dionysus and this happened a lot. There was no better hang if you wanted to forget the world for a few hours, or a few days, at a concert, or wherever. In this we were comrades.
There will never be another person like Hardy and his presence, and the mischievous glint in his eyes, will be painfully missed. His absence leaves a crater in our lives.
Rest in Peace
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1978, Lakeport, California, USA
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Orcas Island, Washington, USA
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Orcas Island, Washington, USA
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