My sweet parrot Simon passed away early this morning. I will miss that boy even more than I am able to express in words. I am so grateful for the many years that he was in my life.
I brought him home with me in September 1976 when I was just 22 years old. I had wandered into a local pet store and was casually walking by a cage he was sitting on top of when he suddenly grabbed at my shirt and climbed up onto my shoulder. The pet store employees were all upset and nervous as they were trying to figure out how to safely remove him. He apparently didn't like the guys, and it was the guys that were afraid of him. The next day I went into my local credit union to ask for a loan of $500 to take him home with me. As you can imagine, the loan officer didn't think she heard me quite right and dropped her pen on the desk when I repeated my request. The next day she called and told me to come pick up my check. I immediately called the pet store and asked if they still had the bird named "Buddy," and if so, would they do me a favor and start calling him Simon as I was on my way to pick him up.
I brought him home with me in September 1976 when I was just 22 years old. I had wandered into a local pet store and was casually walking by a cage he was sitting on top of when he suddenly grabbed at my shirt and climbed up onto my shoulder. The pet store employees were all upset and nervous as they were trying to figure out how to safely remove him. He apparently didn't like the guys, and it was the guys that were afraid of him. The next day I went into my local credit union to ask for a loan of $500 to take him home with me. As you can imagine, the loan officer didn't think she heard me quite right and dropped her pen on the desk when I repeated my request. The next day she called and told me to come pick up my check. I immediately called the pet store and asked if they still had the bird named "Buddy," and if so, would they do me a favor and start calling him Simon as I was on my way to pick him up.
Me and Simon during our younger years.
Goodbye my sweet bud. Thank you for all the love you gave me. I know you're with Grandpa right now eating peanuts out of his hand once again. You know my love for you will never end.
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