Ruhe in Frieden, lieber Jakob!
Fam. Stolz, Murau

Dear Michael,
Wherever you are, in Königswinter, on the Mountains, in space, let me remind you what a wonderful man and Mensch you were and still are. I feel so fortunate to have met you when we were both in our mid-twenties. So many wonderful memories of our encounters and conversations over the past decades come to my mind. And of your legendary hospitality which allowed me, Jean, Colette and Umair to feel home by you, and to meet your awesome brother Matthias, and many friends. Rest in Peace dearest friend.

Dear Michael,
Wherever you are, in Königswinter, on the Mountains, in space, let me remind you what a wonderful man and Mensch you were and still are. I feel so fortunate to have met you when we were both in our mid-twenties. So many wonderful memories of our encounters and conversations over the past decades come to my mind. And of your legendary hospitality which allowed me, Jean, Colette and Umair to feel home by you, and to meet your awesome brother Matthias, and many friends. Rest in Peace dearest friend.

Lieber Michael,
Du warst die Kaiserin von Österreich, der sehnsüchtige Rosenstolz auf der Suche nach der wirklich wahren Liebe, der Nikolaus, der Krankenhauspatienten mit Süßigkeiten und Plätzchen erfreute. Du warst so vieles mehr, vor allem aber warst Du ein wunderbarer Mensch und treuer, guter Freund. Es schmerzt das Leid, das Du in Deinen letzten Jahren hast ertragen müssen. Aber es bleiben auch die schönen Erinnerungen an eine wunderbare gemeinsame Zeit, die uns alle, die wir Dich kannten, begleiten werden bis zum Tag, an dem wir uns wiedersehen. Hab lieben Dank für alles!

Every time we say goodbye,
I die a little
Every time we say goodbye,
I wonder why a little,
why the Gods above me
who must be in the know
think so little of me
they allow you to go

When you're near,
there's such an air of spring about it
I can hear a lark somewhere
begin to sing about it

There's no lovesong finer
but how strange - the change
from major to minor
Every time we say goodbye...

(Cole Porter)

Dein Bernd