skydiverricardo

If anyone came to last years boogie and saw the fire performance by Kim, Alli, and Jeff - you know that just a chance to see those 2 girlies in BIKINIS breathing fire is worth all the money in the world. So this year I hear there is POLE dancing by all the girls (Alli, Kim, Angela, Mel...and more??? Tracy? Cynthia?)....I CAN'T wait to see that!!!!! (Not to mention the after show pole dancers - heh heh heh....)

Katie, I'm sure Nate would rather be down here with the people he loved the most. He's probably belly aching and arguing up there saying that someone made a mistake and it wasn't time for him to leave us. On a more serious note, I'm so glad that you are letting your feelings and emotions out. It will be the only way that you will be able to heal in the long run. I know that probably everything you do right now, specially jumping, does not feel complete. However, with time that feeling of emptiness will disappear. What will always remain with you is the memory of Nate. I wanted to mention to you before that back in March (or April) when we last saw Nate in the Skydive Sobe Boogie he ranted and raved to my girlfriend about how happy he was of being with you. After Reading all the posts on this site I have no doubt that you guys had an incredible bond. Tracy and I knew one half of that "special bond" (Nate). Hopefully one of these days we will get the chance to meet that other half. If you ever decide to come down to Miami, please let us know as we would love to meet you. We send you our love, Ricardo and Tracy

Katie, Just wanted to drop you a little note to tell you that I'm keeping you and Nate in my thoughts on a constant basis. I hope all the love and support you are getting from loved ones as well as strangers is helping you remain strong. We send you our love, Ricardo (from London) and Tracy

Katie, We have never met in person but we briefly spoke on the phone on Saturday (I was the guy who called from London). My girlfriend and I met Nate around 4 years ago at Skydive America and till this day we believe he was one of the nicest and greatest guys in the sport. His vibe was always a positive one and we are thankful to have been able to share time with him. We are deeply saddened that he has left us. I can say that Nate was one of the best Flyers I've ever gotten the pleasure to jump with. He really took time to help others reach a better level of flying who where not in the same league as he was. It did not matter how squirrly you flew when you jumped with him. He always had something positive to say to make you smile and feel better about yourself. He did that for me many times. I can say that he was one of the people who positively influenced the way I fly today. For that I thank him. When Nate, TJ and SteveO where based in Skydive America, I can tell you that it was the most amazing time we (the Pahokee locals) have experienced in this sport. We truly missed them once they moved away. The last time we saw Nate was at the Skydive Sobe boogie in Pahokee earlier this year. We feel very lucky to have been able to spend some time with him. It was a pleasure jumping with him and amazing watching him fly his canopy. Katie, we will all miss Nate dearly. We share in your grief and our hearts and prayers go out to you, his family and all those friends close to him. Lean on the people close to you to help you go through the grieving process. We will keep you and Nate close to our hearts. We send you our strength and love, Ricardo and Tracy