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<blockquote data-quote="4shotB" data-source="post: 853382" data-attributes="member: 844"><p>So I wanted to share this story here. This morning my grandson and I went to Waho for breakfast. He loves waffles as do I but I wasn't feeling the All Star Special today which is odd as that is my "go to" order. But I digress which my better half tells me that I am wont to do.</p><p></p><p>My waitress of course was rocking the silly Christmas sweater and a pair of antlers. A wonderful and witty soul, as most of them tend to be. She commented on my Georgia Tech sweatshirt and pointed to her face on which was painted #88. I did not notice this at first when she brought the menus. This woman was transferred from Denver by her corporation to my area and was downsized sometime recently thereafter due to loss of business related to Covid. (She was trying to move back home but was working at Waffle House as a way to plug the financial hole until the right opportunity came along.) As a lifelong resident of Denver, she was a big Broncos (and DT) fan.</p><p></p><p>She shared a story of volunteering with the Boys and Girls Clubs (iirc) out there. During this time, she and DT became not quite friends but knew each other on a first name basis. She told of his countless hours of unpublicized work with the Clubs and how he impacted the young men and women he came into contact with. She introduced me to her young daughter (20?) who also was waitressing there. She had met DT through her mom as a young girl and how he made her feel happy with his smile and stories. The two were crying at the end and I was doing my damndest not to as well. As they said (and has been repeated often) "we remember him more for what he was off the field than what he did on the field."</p><p></p><p>I do not want to leave this world but when I do, I would want to be remembered by the people I encountered in the same way as Demaryius Thomas is remembered by the people he met along his journey here. It's probably not going to happen anymore than I will make a Pro Bowl team or win a Super Bowl ring but one can dream I suppose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4shotB, post: 853382, member: 844"] So I wanted to share this story here. This morning my grandson and I went to Waho for breakfast. He loves waffles as do I but I wasn't feeling the All Star Special today which is odd as that is my "go to" order. But I digress which my better half tells me that I am wont to do. My waitress of course was rocking the silly Christmas sweater and a pair of antlers. A wonderful and witty soul, as most of them tend to be. She commented on my Georgia Tech sweatshirt and pointed to her face on which was painted #88. I did not notice this at first when she brought the menus. This woman was transferred from Denver by her corporation to my area and was downsized sometime recently thereafter due to loss of business related to Covid. (She was trying to move back home but was working at Waffle House as a way to plug the financial hole until the right opportunity came along.) As a lifelong resident of Denver, she was a big Broncos (and DT) fan. She shared a story of volunteering with the Boys and Girls Clubs (iirc) out there. During this time, she and DT became not quite friends but knew each other on a first name basis. She told of his countless hours of unpublicized work with the Clubs and how he impacted the young men and women he came into contact with. She introduced me to her young daughter (20?) who also was waitressing there. She had met DT through her mom as a young girl and how he made her feel happy with his smile and stories. The two were crying at the end and I was doing my damndest not to as well. As they said (and has been repeated often) "we remember him more for what he was off the field than what he did on the field." I do not want to leave this world but when I do, I would want to be remembered by the people I encountered in the same way as Demaryius Thomas is remembered by the people he met along his journey here. It's probably not going to happen anymore than I will make a Pro Bowl team or win a Super Bowl ring but one can dream I suppose. [/QUOTE]
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