Skip was a passionate person who loved his Philadelphia sports teams. Most people who knew him, always mentioned that he was a big Eagles fan. He also was a big Phillies baseball fan and in 2008, the Phillies won the World Series and brought Philadelphia something to cheer about, which hasn't happened in 20 + years. Skip told me that he was shocked that they actually "did it", winning the championship. Not only was he a big sports fan, but he also religiously watched the Fox News Channel and was at times intesively into politics. Every time I would go to the house to see Matt and Dan over the years, I would always hear in the background an anchor, whether it be Bill O Reilly or one of the visually appealing female anchors of Fox News telling a side of a popular news story that had gone on that day. I will never forget the calming influence that he brought to everyone around him and the full attention that there would be in a room when he would speak about something that was on his mind. Skip will pass on a spirit in which, encourages all of us to be involved in the community and to live life to the fullest and take nothing for granted. Thank you Skip for making all of us, young, middle aged, or old smile and keep life simple and not let the bad times bring us down.
