Remembering Chet

The funeral home put together a nice tribute to Chet's life that is available online and includes an obituary and a video tribute. Just click the link and use the menu on the left to navigate to the obituaries, then select Chet's name. I will always remember a funny experience I shared with Chet when we still were getting to know one another. Carrie, Carlos, and I made a trip up to Corinne's house in March of 2005. Any college basketball fan knows that this is one of the best times of the year, and I was particularly interested as Syracuse was playing that night against Vermont in the first round of the NCAA tournament. I was a bit concerned that I wasn't going to be able to watch the game because it's not exactly good-mannered to visit someone and sack out in front of the TV and watch a basketball game. Thankfully, Chet had my back and said we could watch the game upstairs in Corinne's bedroom. For the next 2+ hours it was just Chet and I lying next to each other in bed watching some sports and yelling at the TV. We had a big laugh at the image of us two heterosexual males lying in bed together and passionately viewing the game. The humor of the situation easily outweighed the disappointing outcome of the game and is a testament to how warm of a person Chet was and how he made anyone feel comfortable, like you'd known him for years.