About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone

Thank you for sharing the photos Barb. God Bless, prayers for you and your family continue...

Patrick may God Bless you and your loved ones this holiday season and throughout the new year. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

All the best to you and your family. Merry Christmas.

I would also like to echo Bin's comments. Pat, there is not much I can say that others haven't. God Bless, you and your loved ones will remain in my thoughts and prayers.

Pat-

As always you know yourself, Barb, Amanda, and Scott are in our thoughts and prayers. (just a reminder) I will try to give you a call soon and see how that "read" of yours is coming along...

I will tell you this after I got a call last week from my dealer. I too have the ZYX Airy 3S-SB, and my dealer installed it on my new TT setup last week and called me after the initial couple of hours he spent setting up the table, arm and cartridge to tell me how the sound kicks a.. I mentioned that I heard the Airy 3S-SB needed a good 80 hours from what I read to "come around" and he laughed and said I wouldn't worry at all if it didn't change a bit. This was his first ZYX he had set up and was very impressed - out of the box. So - hopefully that is good news to you, and hopefully it will also be quite enjoyable out of the box for you as well!

Talk to you soon & God Bless

Pat, as you are well aware yourself, Barb, Amanda, & Scott are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep the faith, for He will keep you. God Bless you and yours.

Pat,

It is great news to hear you are feeling a bit better here and there. I am also bummed to hear some days are not the best. Please do give your body the rest it needs and hopefully the not so great days will continue to be followed with days in which you feel better. Keep that attitude up. We on our end will be keeping the prayers for you up. Enjoy your weekend with family!

Continued prayers for your and Barb's good health and well being...

Pat, Barb, & the 'Lugnut' household remain in our prayers. God Bless you all.

As always you and your family remain in our thoughts and prayers. I really wish there was more to say in words to convey just how much you and your family are thought of and prayed for.

I happened to read the post prior to trying to go to bed last night. There were a few moments I was able to reflect upon many things in life, as I was not really able to get to sleep.

Of all the things, different names kept popping up in my head for your and Barb's pup. Everything audio related that is cute, to everything "Lugnut" moniker that came to mind as well.

Now, I honestly have not posted much on the thread, but rather emailed you personally as I am not as eloquent with words as just about everyone else posting at this point.

However, you have been more than brutally honest and open with us, and I too feel you deserve the same back from us.

From the very beginning of this thread, to current day, the way you have handled yourself with grace, dignity, selflessness, the concern for others, and how they move forward with their lives will not pale or fade with time. My thoughts as I layed in bed kept coming back to your demeanor, your guidance, strength, inner peace and where you derived this from. Coupled with the known fact your reluctance to "witness" (please forgive me if too strong a term) or perhaps desire to show the devout faith you possess from fear of turning others from the thread. Please take solace in the fact, those of us that understand where your destination lies will shed tears for you and your loved ones, both tears in sorrow to see you go, tears of thankfulness to have been blessed to know you, tears of comfort to know you are without pain and in a much better place, tears of realization that you helped direct us back onto the correct path in life reminding us what is important.

Again please forgive me for my rambling, for I feel my thoughts are never even close to being so composed and organized as yours, Pat.

With all that in mind, as well as much, much more that my overactive imagination would take me days to try to convey... I seemed to "land" on a name for the pup.

It kept coming up in my mind, as to, what has Pat obviously possessed from the onset of his unfortunate news? Whom has Pat turned to for stregnth, comfort, inner peace, (as well as Barb, family , & freinds)? Whom has Pat referred to as a bigger part of this working through him to convey to us all? Whom will Pat be in the presence of after he has passed? Whom has Pat subtely been re-directing some of us, leading others of us to? What would Pat want us to fill our lives to lead us in the right direction after he has passed?

Now, I don't want to be overly "religious/zealous/etc." however, again, Pat has been openly honest with me, and I will do the same for him. Before it is too late for Pat to read how he has redirected/reminded me personally and I regret not saying so.

Whether the above questions are taken from a Biblical / Religious / Christian perspective or just what Pat seems to evoke in the most common sense of the word... the word/name that kept coming to mind for your new pup is:

Spirit

As you know, you have this in spades Pat, on all levels. Now, whether or not it is fitting for Barb's pooch is up to both of you. I hope my ramblings made some sense.

As always, I will be praying for all of you. Go ahead, angle for that "lake front property" as I think you may already have the land waiting for you!

May God Bless and keep you and your loved ones in comfort and peace.

With love,
Kirk

Pat & Barb my apologies as I have been without email access since Nov. 2nd as we have moved and this is the first opportunity to revisit the thread as phone & DSL was just installed again today. However prayers for you continued without interruption and will continue to do so.

God Bless you both.

Sincere and deepest condolences to Barb, Amanda, Scott, friends & family.

Pat, may God Bless you and keep you now that you are Home.

Pat is often thought of here, as was the quick glance for an update at this thread in hopes of a miracle announcement.

I hope Barb and the pup are doing well as I imagine Pat is watching over them pain free.