Kelly, that's me in the 3rd pic. Todd's wife Kathy messaged me and asked me to speak at the memorial, and I did. It hurt a bit, but of course it didn't match the pain and sadness of the Overton family on the front row. I was surprised she just wanted me and one of Todd's school buddies.


I've known about Todd's health issues since day one, but I didn't feel like it was my place to share that info then. He wasn't hiding it, but he just didn't talk about it.

Todd, was so much more to me. I've known him for near 13 years, and slowly we went from a business relationship, to a close personal one. He was quiet, and often customers thought he wasn't paying attention. That wasn't true. He was listening, was hesitating, and was going to give them correct information when he spoke. He often also gave options that had positives and negatives, and then let the customer make the decision.

George Glazener was like a dad to Todd, and we laughed about his, let's say, "dominant" personality. Todd would take George's fish to Cooper TX, and then started dropping off my fish on the way back to Buffalo. After George passed away, Todd continued to bring our fish to us. We hated him making that 6 hour loop, so we suggested he spend the night after a long day. So Sunday's became our Todd's bringing tilapia night. We fed him like a king, and had a suite ready for him. After dinner, we'd go sit on the front porch and cure all the problems in the world. It took us a few hours, but it was worth it. Fish, or fish related issues, were never brought up. All was going great, then Todd told us about his medical issues. He spent 3-4 years fighting his health issues as focused and hard as he could, but things just didn't get better.

Unfortunately, things got worse and Todd and I had our last Little Mexico lunch with our wives. Shortly after that we had our last text. A few days later, Todd had no pain anymore.


Thanks for everything you did for me. Love ya buddy.
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AL