MY UNCLE HERBIE WAS MY HERO. AS A YOUNG BOY I ADMIRED NYPD OFFICER HERBERT LAUTH. HE TOLD US BOYS HIS POLICE STORIES. I WITNESSED HIM SPRING INTO ACTION AT A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURY IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. HE INSPIRED ME TO ALWAYS WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. MY FATHER WAS A CAUTIOUS MAN, HIS BROTHER MY UNCLE HERBIE WAS A DARING ADVENTURER WHO THRILLED US BOYS AND GIRLS WITH HIS OUTRAGEOUS ACTIONS AND DRIVING SKILLS. TO BE AROUND HERB USUALLY INVOLVED WATER, SWIMMING IN LAKES, RIVERS, OCEANS AND BACKYARD POOLS. HE ONCE SAVED MY FATHERS $20 ANCHOR FROM A SUBMERGED CABLE BY PULLING THE 6'' CABLE OUT OF THE WATER AS US KIDS HAD TO LEAN OUT OF THE BOAT TO PREVENT CAPSIZING, FUN STUFF. HE LOVED CAMPING, FISHING, GOLFING, HIKING, HUNTING(CODE FOR CARD PLAYING IN THE WOODS), TARGET PRACTISE AND MADE EVERY OUTING A GRAND ADVENTURE. HE WAS FUN TO BE AROUND AND I WILL CARRY HIS STORIES WITH ME FOREVER. WHEN HIS HEALTH STARTED TO FAIL, HIS WIFE, MY GREAT AUNT PAT TOOK CONTROL AND MADE HIS LAST YEARS COMFORTABLE WHICH I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL & ADMIRE HER FOR THAT. I LOVE YOU AUNT PAT & UNCLE HERBIE REST IN PEACE.