Gosh buddy, I am really going to miss you but I am comforted to know your spirit has moved on and you can jump up and do cart wheels again!

I only got to know Jeff through playing men’s tennis together, but even with that limited exposure I got to experience so many of the amazing qualities mentioned on this page. I found Jeff to be one of the most positive people and motivators for me. As a brand new player when we met,  he would pull me aside frequently and quietly tell me how great I was playing and how impressed he was. I am sure there were many more losses than wins, so his encouraging words were always welcomed and helped a new player to embrace the game and keep trying. Every time we got to play together he would tell me “we got the band back together” and he was so excited to play with me. We would usually get smoked and then he would selflessly try to take the blame and tell me how well I played (when I clearly did not play well). He was also one of the most entertaining teammates to sit with and watch the other teammates play. Always full of manly humor, he just cracked me up. It was an absolute honor and pleasure to have had Jeff in my life. He has been and will continue to be missed. 

“Switching!”  “You know what they say about second serves?”

Love you buddy. I pray for Geannette and your very large circle of family, friends and of course your framily that I know are mourning  very deeply. Miss you buddy.