Patrick John Pietryga

Pat lived across the street from my parent's house. Every time I was leaving the house (rain or shine, dusk or dawn), he always seemed to be outside on the porch taking their dog outside or he could've been mowing the grass. Whatever it was, he always made a point to say hello or "how ya doin'?" Even when I seemed like I was in a hurry, he would always say something to me. If it didn't stick with me then, it definitely will now. We need more people in the world to be like Pat, someone that always says hello and someone that always asks "how ya doin'?"