BASIL JOSEPH PROVENZALE

I am saddened to learn that my friend Basil has passed. I will miss our many, many talks and laughs together. I'll miss seeing him and joining him for a walk at the Rocky River Nature Center. I will miss him always inquiring and always caring about my children, my grandchildren and my siblings. I will miss the way he looked at things and the twinkle in his eyes. I am so sorry to just learn of this now, and that I didn't have a chance to say goodbye and tell him how happy I am to have met him all those many years ago. There will never be another like him. Rest in paradise, Basil, and thank you for all our wonderful times. To Mark and David and Diane and Diana and the rest of his family, my deepest condolences.

I only knew him "with that very distinctive voice of his"on a few local radio shows here in Cleveland"the one thing that I know without question, his love for this country and for the future of our all of our children and grandchildren was unmistakable! Every time he spoke, every time I heard his voice---nobody and I mean nobody could say so much with so much heart in his voice! God bless him and God bless his entire family, his voice is going to be missed by many people that I can tell you!