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Andrea Gutierrez
                                                                       December 28, 1981


      .A n d y ...D r e a ...D r e ...G o r d a ...S a r io ,  m y   b e s te s t  fr ie n d ...w e   alw ays  said   w e  w e re  c o u s in s ...C a r o ’s  s e r v a n ts...p la y in g   s c h o o l...m e m o r ie s   a t
   b lu m ...:  7 :0 0 A M   s k iin g   -   tu ra ,  lu r a ,lu ra ...L o n d o n   ,C a t  ca y ,C o lo ra d o ...c ra z y   b o y   o b s e s s io n s ...  “sa rio   ta k e   m e  o u t,  b u t  d o n ’t  leave  m e !”..N e w
   rs  trau m a.,  m e   y o u   a n d   R u b in ...y o u   alw ays  sh o w e d   m e   th e   R I G H T   w ay   to   b e ,  T h a n k s ...V ic ...m y   s iste r,  co u sin ,  b e s t  frie n d   and  ev e ry th in g   th a t
  res  in   b e tw e e n ...m o v in g   In   - 9 6 ’ . . , so a p in g   th e   tr a m p o lin e ...la te   n ig h t  ta lk s  w h en   w e  w ere  fe e lin g   d o w n ...c r a n k c a lls ...  “is  th is  an   A V   o u tfit” ...
   •to  C a t  C a y a n d C a s a d e C a m p o ...A s p e n ,  y o u   fin a lly   le a rn ed   h o w   to   s k ii!. . .b o y   le c tu r e s ...e a tin g ,e a tin g ,e a tin g ...d o n ’t  ev e r  fo r g e t  h o w   im p o rta n t
   are  to   m e ,..K e llie ...fir s t  n ig h t  a t  m y   h o u s e -d o u g h n u ts ,c a k e ,c o o k ie s ,ic e c re a m ,c h o c o la te ..w e   have  to   g o  On  a  d ie t...d r e s s in g   m e,  b u t  n o t  g o in g
   ,*2   w e ek   v a ca tio n s  a t  th e G u tie r r e z ’s  h o u s e .,,”  I   w o n ’t   sell  o u t” ...th a n x   fo r   alw ays  b e in g   th e r e ...M a r ia ...a ll  I   co u ld   say  is  T H A N K   Y O U ...w h o
  w frie n d s   co u ld   b c o m e   s o   clo s e in   2   y r s ...S ta n fo r d   9 9 ’ . ..N ic k   - a   m y s t r y ...J o s e ...  sh e  p o iso n e d   m e !.../ r k   n o t  r ig h t,  b u t   i t ’s   O K ...A .A .  -  w asn ’t
  •rit  to   b e ...y o u   ta u g h t  m e  w h at  frien d s  R E A L L Y   d o   4  e a c h o th e r .. .N a ta ,  m y   b e s t  pal  ...t h e   lec tu res  u  n ev er  w an ted   2  h e a r ...s y n p h o n e ts   ...o u r   1st
   ,,,u r   c r z y   h o n k in g ...C a t  C a y   w/  y o u r  b o y ...P a r is   9 8 ’ . ..y o u   fin a lly   h it  it !...t h a n k   G o d   4   M a r io ...I   k n o w   o u r  k id s  w ill  b e   frie n d s,  lik e  w e  alw ays
   ,.,r,you  m ad e  all  o u r  y rs   to g e th e r   th e   fu n n e s t  y rs ,  t h a n x ...D a n i...m e ,  u  an d  B e tty ,  o u rfirste x p e rie n ce w / s m o k y ...ta lk in g   a b o u t  E V E R Y T H I N G ...I
  w   I   co u ld   te ll  u  a n y th in g   n o   m a tte r  w h a t...  M ic h i...m y   frie n d   s in c e   w e  w ere  little ...k e y   d a y s ...s p y in g   o n   C a ro ...s le e p O v e r s ...  n ev er  4 g e t  P .R .
  ;s,sion,  th e n   ca m e  J a v i...y o u ’l l   alw y s  b th e re   4 m e ...  P a o la ...  “h e r  n a m e  w as  L o la ” ...x u x a ...o u r   fre sh m a n   d a y z ...E r ik   tr a u m a s ...u   fin ally   fo u n d   a
   b o y ,  I   am   s o   h ap p y   4  u ...u   alw ays  m ad e  o u r  n ite s   o u t  th e   fu n n e s t...t h a n x ...C r is ,  m y   cu z ,  u ’ll  alw ays  b e   m y   p a rtn e r...M e l,  m y   in sp ira tio n -th a n k s
   ing  th e   p e rs o n   u   a r e ...A n d y   a n d   C re w ,  w e  h ad   fu n   tim es  2 g e th e r  ...N ic o ,d iff e r e n t  s c h o o ls ,  still  frie n d s ...ra n s o m   d a y z ...n ite s   a t  y o u r
  s e X .T C B Y ..P ig   o u ts —th a n x   4   alw ays  b e in g   h ap p y   fo r   m e ...D a n n y ,w / o u t  u   m y   life  w o u ld n ’t  B   th e   s a m e ...g o o d   tim e s   &   bad ,  b u t  m o re   g o o d   -
   bad  w as  w o rth   it...fo r g iv in g  is   h a rd ,  b u t  o n e   ev e n tu a lly   d o e s (u ta u g h tm e h o w )..n   r  n o t  alw ys  rig h t,  I  a m !...E u tu r e -N Y ,  b u t  o n ly   f o r   a  w h ile,  th en
  «    C . . .   R w e m a rrie d ?  ...th a n x   4   p u ttin g   u p   w /   m e,  jQ L ov e  Y o u ...  R a u l,  m y   fa v o rite   an d   o n ly   b r o th e r ...m e   and  u  R   th e   m o st  a lik e .. .T h a n k s   fo r
  .ys  w o r r y in g .. .L o u rd e s ,  m y r o le m o d e l...y o u r   a d v ice  is  th e   b e s t  a d v ic e ...th a n k s   fo r   all  o u r  ta lk s,  it  re ally   h elp ed   o u t ...C a r o ...m y   ro o m a te   and
   sip a rtn e r.,i  w ish   I   fit  m 2   all  y o u r  c lo th e s ..3 :0 0 A M   ta lk s ...T h a n k s   4  b e in g   th e   s is te r  u  a r e ,..M o m   an d   P a p i,  th e re ’s  s o   m u ch   2   s a y ...th a n k   y o u   fo r
 n|ing  m e  th e   p e rs o n   I   am   to d a y ,  w ith o u t  u   guys  I   co u ld n ’t   h av e  m ad e  it  . . . I   L O V E   Y O U   A L L ...  C a rr o llto n ,  it ’s  b e e n   a  lo n g   rid e,  b u t  it ’s  fin ally
    .n o w   it’s  tim e  fo r   m e   to   m o v e  o n ...th a n k s   4   th e   g re a te st  y ears  o f   m y   life ,  so   far!  /^dr<32
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