…and we surely will, because I’m pretty certain that when we get to heaven, Al will be there with a wink, a smile and a joke to tell. 😉  Yet, it is with a very heavy heart that I share the news of Al’s passing on April 27th in Minocqua, Wi.  The patriarch of the Blue Lake Colianni family, Al leaves a legacy of love and family.  He will be missed by many.

The loons will soon return to Blue Lake.   Their mournful, early morning calls will remind me of man who loved God, the lake, his friends, family and most of all his beloved wife, Marilyn.  We will hold you in our hearts forever.

Sympathy by Emily Bronte

There should be no despair for you
While nightly stars are burning;
While evening pours its silent dew,
And sunshine gilds the morning.

There should be no despair-though tears
May flow down like a river:
Are not the best beloved of years
Around your heart for ever?

They weep, you weep, it must be so;
Winds sigh as you are sighing,
And winter sheds its grief in snow
Where Autumn’s leaves are lying:

Yet, these revive, and from their fate
Your fate cannot be parted:
Then, journey on, if not elate,
Still, NEVER broken-hearted!

You can find Al’s obituary including funeral service details here:

Albert Colianni Obituary