Lieber Bernd, Du hast mein Leben als Lehrerin geprägt wie kein anderer, durch Dich hatte ich als Schülerin den Mut, morgens aufzustehen (obwohl ich schwerst gemobbt wurde) und durch Dich hatte ich die Inspiration, selber Lehrerin zu werden, und meinen Beruf heute (nach schier unendlich vielen Anläufen) glücklich ausführen zu dürfen. Wie gerne hätte ich Dich wiedergesehen. Warum fehlte mir der Mut? In ewiger Dankbarkeit und Liebe, Nina, Ex-Schülerin aus Vallendar

"It must have been a place so dark you couldn't feel the light,
Reaching for you through that stormy cloud.
Now here we are gathered in our little home town.
This can't be the way you meant to draw a crowd.

Oh, why, that's what I keep asking.
Was there anything I could have said or done.
Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul.
God only knows what went wrong.
And why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song.

Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a fifty nine year old.
Rounding third to score the winning run.
You always played with passion, no matter what the game.
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun.

Oh, why, that's what I keep asking.
Was there anything I could have said or done.
Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul.
God only knows what went wrong.
And why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song.

Oh why, there's no comprehending.
And who am I to try to judge or explain
Oh, but I do have one burning question
Who told you life wasn't worth the fight
They were wrong, they lied.
Now you're gone, and we cried.

'Cause it's not like you to walk away in the middle of a song.
Your beautiful song.
Your absolutely beautiful song."

Jeder folgt in seinem Leben einer Straße.
Keiner weiß vorher, wann und wo sie endet.
Alle hinterlassen Spuren und manche kreuzen unseren Weg.
Einige, die wir trafen, werden wir nicht vergessen.
Auch wenn sie für immer gehen,
in unseren Herzen und unserer Erinnerung bleiben sie.