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Clive's 69th Birthday Memorial

September 29, 2013

Today we went to honor Clive's memorial Birthday, at the the place were his ashes were placed in the ocean at Hillsboro Inlet.

We placed a rose in the ocean and released a balloon in his honor.
Goodbye Clive, you will live forever in our hearts and always remembered.

We took some photos of this special day for everybody to experience the moments.

Angelo and Maria Kuczerewicz    

Clive

September 13, 2013

I would just like to thank everybody who attended Clive`s memorial service. I can not believe how many wonderful people who came up to me to tell me how much Clive was loved. It amazed me what an impact he had made on so many lives.
Once again thank you all for taking the time to attend and to share with me your stories of how you knew Clive.

Brenda 

About 1951

September 12, 2013

I don`t know much about this photo but I think it was about 1951.

1990

September 12, 2013

This is the only picture I have of Carlos and I with Clive so I treasure it. Unfortunately Carlos was none too happy about me putting it because of the hairstyle he had in those days.

Brenda 

In Florida

September 12, 2013

This photo was taken in the early nineties when mum and Paul cam to visit Clive and Maria in Florida not long after dad died.

Brenda 

Jill`s Wedding 1990

September 12, 2013

I think this was taken in 1990. Clive only came to England once more after this to dad`s funeral one year later. With us are Lee-Adam and Dean his two nephews.

Brenda 

Road Safety Quiz Winners.

September 12, 2013

This was Clive and I in the winning team of the inter school Road Safety Quiz.
Our school won it for many years He was probably about 9 or 10 in this photo.

Brenda 

Clive on holiday

September 12, 2013

This is another shot of Clive with his friends on holiday. 

Clive 1951

September 12, 2013

This photo was taken with our grandparents and cousins. Although Clive would not appreciate me saying this, for the last year or two he had started to look exactly like his grandfather. You might notice that Clive was not born with good looks! He really didn`t become handsome until he got into his teens.

Brenda 

Clive 1961

September 12, 2013

Clive is in the centre of this photo. For those of you who know Graham his long time friend who has visited him here in Florida many times, he`s the one sat on the steps front left. They got into some kind of fight with some other kids staying at the same holiday resort and the boy on the right (my then boyfriend) ended up with an enormous black eye. I seem to remember all their parents saying they would never be allowed to go on holiday alone again if they couldn`t learn to behave themselves.

Brenda 

A very young Clive

September 12, 2013

This picture is Clive with my Elvis discs. I am surprised he had the photo taken with them, I don`t remember him being much of an Elvis fan, He must be about 15 on this photo.

Brenda 

Clive aged 17

September 12, 2013

I guess this picture would have been taken one Saturday night from the way he was dressed up. We used to catch the train to the nearest city to The Mecca Dance Hall.
 I was so lucky to have him only one year older than me as I was allowed to tag along with him and his friends.

Brenda  

This is Clive aged 20

September 12, 2013

This photo was taken at baby Jill`s baptism. Clive was trying to get his small nephew Dean to shout out Batman and Robin to the Vicar and Curate in the church.
Typical Clive! 

Words from a loyal customer

September 11, 2013

Clive,
Was the breeder of both my Hahn's Macaws and the caretaker of my previous feathered friends. We met at Adele's years ago when I moved to Florida and searched for a bird shop that carried "Harrison's". He was always helpful and friendly. He took the time to get to know his customers and their flocks. He helped me care for all of my birds throughout the years; when I traveled (alot), when surgery required extended recovery, when I needed advice about bird care or knowledge about bird behavior, when I needed to be consoled over the loss of a special feathered friend...
One didn't stop by the bird shop to just pick up food and supplies. It was a visit to catch up, exchange stories and laughs, sometimes gripes too!  I always admired his dedication and rescue efforts with animals. 
Clive and "Chippy's" became my birds' second home. I was so comfortable that whenever I was driving by, even if I didn't have to go in, I would glance over to see who was hanging outside with him on that day. It would usually be a mix of humans and animals. All content as I was to do the same.
The words were never exchanged, but he was loved and revered. Every time I drive by that shop, I'll think of him. When I look at my darling Hahn's macaws, I'll think of him too, and siliently thank him for all he did for us. He will be remembered fondly. Good bye dear friend. 

Till we meet again

September 8, 2013

     On this day I was at the shop Clive gave me the beautiful necklace I am wearing on this photo.
This is the last photo I will post of us together,I have 18th years worth of photo albums of our life together, many travels, many holidays, many happy and some time sad moments of memories, and even if we were not together any longer, we remained good friends and saw each other often. I will miss Clive very much, and I will love him forever! 

Christmas another year

September 8, 2013
Clive looks very 'dapper" on his Ralph Lauren T-shirt! And my son Angelo. Notice Scruffy on the background looking in!


Christmas

September 8, 2013

Our Holidays together were very special, many guests, lots of good times!

Halloween party

September 8, 2013

At a Halloween party, Clive the Devil, Maria the Angel! but not really! we both were a little bit of each!

The family

September 8, 2013

Chippy, Morris, Morgan, Bentley, out by the poolside soaking the sunshine.

September 7, 2013

Clive and " Scruffy", you brougth him home when he was abandoned! You loved him so much! You always used to bring home injured animals, I remember you bringing home  2 babies squirrels that had lost their mother, and we fed them until they were strong enough to be released. Ducks, dogs, cats, birds, raccoons....the list goes on!

September 7, 2013

You were a handsome devil! full of charm and witt! not wonder I fell in love with you the moment I met you!

September 7, 2013

Our fisrt bird "cookie", he loved you so much, we had him for seven years, and when he died we both cried for weeks! you really were a "softie" underneath that tough shell! Cookie started your love and dedications to our feathered friends!

September 7, 2013

She was and still is forever your bird Chippy, (for 14 years we though she was a boy, until she started laying eggs) you named her after a budgie you had as a child, she is now 18 years old! She is the only one left of four birds we raised together, the rest of the birds we named them after British cars, you were in the car business then.

Morgan, Chippy, Bentley, Morris 

Give them my love if you see them flying in heaven. 

September 7, 2013

Clive with Echo,
 Echo was Angelo my son's  bird for 20 years, until she had an accident and she becomed paralized, I now had Echo for 12 years, and she is healthy and happy, even if she can't perch, you helped setting up her cage so she could get around with her beak, grabing the small perches. A real love and survival story! 

 

The ironic story of Clive and me.

September 4, 2013

When I was little (in early middle school), when Clive worked at Adel's Parrot Place, I used to say, "Mom the English man talks so much". It was never a short stop at the bird store it was always at least 20-30 minute trip to the store. As years passed I grew up, I was in high school, it was junior year. My parents made me volunteer at "Chippy the Pirate", I did not want to be there. They had to beg Clive to take me because I was 15 or 16 at the time. I volunteered every Sunday. It was that summer Debra had the bloodclot in her leg, and as a result this is when I really started working at the store. Next thing you know me and Clive were best buddies. Clive joined my family for Christmas and Thanksgiving every year since then. And every year my parents reminded us of how they had to force me to go to volunteer and how they had to beg Clive to take me. We would have the best chuckle because me and Clive had become so close.Clive filled our home will laughter and heart warming stories during the holidays. When I graduated from high school, Clive gathered money from our friends to get me a laptop/printer for college. I was so thankful, and he was so proud of me. He had such high hopes for me. All my years through college I worked at the store morely part-time and between two jobs. Somewhere during my college years we had some rough times, like when Clive ended up in the ICU, but we got though it. When I moved into my apartment about a year ago, I was worried about my parrot and the noise level, Clive was so kind to let me keep my parrot at the store. Then almost a year passed. I graduated in May, once again Clive was so happy to see me growing up and on my way. Now we are at the end of August. I signed for a job friday. I talked to Clive saturday at work, and told him the good new. He was so happy for me, and we talked about what a long way I had come. We chatted for a bit that morning before going about our usual day. And then Sept 1, 2013 happened. You left us. I will forever carry the memories I have of you in my heart.  There are so many funny little things I think about. I remember how we would put cages together. You would always tell so many stories I will carry with me. I could type a whole novel about the years I have spent with you. Rest in peace Clive. 

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