Comments for Remembering Wally at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 23 out of 20 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 25 May 2013 17:16:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-12344 good bye for now, wally. and my sympathy to the Romero's while they grieve. i could never forget wally as i knew him and that's how i'll remember him forever. i do see the likeness to elvis! - maid in manhatten Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:51:35 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11789 Written by just me, Don't disappear Angel there aren't many Dinosaurs left around here. There are a few hard cases and many weak cases, stick around Angel, we'll balance the scales. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:34:37 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11737 We all try to find solid ground in this world, Shotgun. but life itself pushes us off so many times, it takes a while to find it again.....and much less can we help others find theirs.....so, you see,,,,,in this world, as we are today, rushing about not even knowing why sometimes, I blame no one for what happened. If anything, I blame this world. - just me Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:58:53 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11729 i didn't know wally romero well...i only met him a few times while working at a local popular oil center restaurant...he was very friendly and courteous to all waitstaff and restaurant personnel and i can understand the sorrow those who know him must be feeling...with his outgoing, vivacious manner he made strangers feel like long lost friends...this article gave a bit of a glimpse of pieces of this wonderful individual's life...dearest wally you will be missed by many...i would guess that there are many people out there with pleasantly fond memories of this friendly good-natured man who died too soon... - hazeleyedcat Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:34:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11725 This should serve as a wake-up call to everyone, it does not matter what you are, what matters, is who you are. I pray that one soul will say one kind word about me, afteR.... I take my last breath. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU ACCUMULATE IN YOU TIME HERE ON EARTH, FOR EITHER YOUR KIDS WILL WASTEFULL BLOW IT, OR A REPLACEMENT SECOND HUSBAND WILL CUSHLY ENJOY IT. HAH, THATS A KICK IN THE ASS, AIN'T IT ? - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:32:43 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11710 Wally brought so much happiness to our family. All families have someone that is extra special in some kind of way, WALLY was our special one....I was always proud to say he was my cousin. Bigger than life in so many ways, I'm sure he will make the family that has passed laugh. I REALLY MISS HIM. - A Cousin Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:40:56 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11688 At the end of his life, Wally & I met in Houston introduced by his sister Diane. Wally opened up to me, told me his life history & that week he was a different person. Finally he had found a man who shared in his interests. I am sure had Wally lived, he & I would have been wonderful friends. Thanks Wally for that week of your life & to his precious family who loved him dearly in sharing Wally with me. - Billy Marberry Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:18:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11681 Dear "I Noticed", Nobody abandoned Wally. The greatest love you can offer to someone in trouble with drugs is tough love. Trust me, it's harder than offering sugar. And Richard Tanory said it best but the story is still touching and factual. Well done. Wally will live on in all of our lives. The fun and laughter will never go away. Thanks for the memories, Wally. - Donnie Bulliard Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:04:24 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11673 you made the cover again brother, i love u. thanks to all who remember what a great man he was, i can't describe how it feels for him not being here, his memory still makes me laugh everyday, my kids still tell uncle wally stories everyday, we love u wally world - julie dupre Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:43:46 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11667 To Written By Me, In the old days when people actually cared and were sensitive to the needs of others , We'd say " they can stand up to be counted, straight up. We also kept track of our loved ones and friends so as to not allow a tragedy such as this to occur to someone we loved. I met Wally through business and I immediately liked him, we were not close friends (" wish we'd developed a friendship, and possibility changed the ending of the tragic story,) and the business was discontinued when his agency closed, but if i'd foreseen this end, I'd have stood up. I can relate about the movie, I always write the music to the movie as I see it take place, like a sound track in my head. I Noticed. You will not get an answer, with this dark gloomy cloud hanging over our head, the weather is too foul and not a soul will come out. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:54:00 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11650 just me to Shotgun,....I could see his story as a movie, but without a happy ending it might not make the cut.......and thank you for your comments,,,,, every once and a while I do find myself standing on solid ground, instead of fighting to not go under water....and in that glimpse of space, I can see what matters....And I can say or something right.... If enough of us could stand long enough, perhaps the tragic end of this story would be different. - just me Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:29:23 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11625 I just did'nt complete my post, "WRITTEN BY JUST ME, I had to come back and say that these words written by you ...... ,,,,,,I cried and I don't even know him..... .....that's just me....and what I think. These are the most openly honest, and soul bared, heartfelt words, I have ever read in this INDY. Thank You. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:59:03 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11624 Dear " Written by just me, What a "BEAUTIFUL HEART", the most sincere feelings, I have ever seen in these comments ever, and you did'nt know the man, take me back. I wish, I knew "YOU . - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:38:12 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11619 This story read like poetry to me,,,,,,I didn't know him, but everyone knew of him,,,,I cried and I don't even know him....I think the author portrayed his life complete with battles of his demons and his social immortality....It was very heart wrenching, yet romantic....he was so in love with his old life, that as Romeo did, he dies in the end when he realizes he can't survive with out it.....that's just me....and what I think. - just me Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:44:21 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11564 I noticed everyone who commented in the article had very positive things to say about Mr. Romero. But, my question is this. WHERE WERE THE FRIENDS WHEN THE ELECTICITY WAS TURNED OFF!! It seems like he was an abandoned soul!! May he rest in peace, Amen! - I Noticed Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:03:17 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11559 Not that this will matter to some of you, but I think Wally would want to be remembered just like this article was written, warm, kind and with enough humor in the article to cause him to smile, and possibility enjoying a good laugh over the fact that some folks can't accept, that it is what it is. For Wally, his friends, his hobbies, his love of cooking, and his great love of people, take all these things combined and remember him for the gentle and kind man that he was. Wally was a friend to everyone and a great sport, he died a horrible death and all alone, reason being.... he would not lean or impose on his friends. We bestow awards on men who give so little, and do less, than this man, and now all we can give him is our respect. That he was different than some...that was the beauty part of him, that he was different, that is why we will miss him. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:58:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11546 As a gay man I was not offended by the usage of the phrase 'homosexual lifestyle.' Perhaps I am somewhat desensitized to it and that's why it didn't even really stick out to me. Semantics, aside, I think the editors did their best to fairly represent Wally's life and the struggles he faced. - Anonymous Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:29:37 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11540 Stepping aside the larger issue that this article can't seem to find a point of view, or at the least articulately play devil's advocate through its contrasts of Wally's ups and downs, I'm confounded by the use in the opening paragraphs by the use of the term 'homosexual lifestyle.' Even more so when we finally arrive at the paragraphs discussing said 'lifestyle' and reference is made to the recent suicide at Rutgers. The irony of your article 'considering if Romero felt devalued for being homosexual' while using language like 'homosexual lifestyle' is hard to escape. But, I suppose you may yourself have supplied evidence supporting your own supposition there. The many gay citizens of Acadiana live lives here defined by our love of local food, music and the amazing community of people. We don't lead lives defined by our sexuality, it's a part of a life, it's not a lifestyle. And while you referenced the one suicide at Rutgers, suicide among gay teens has been very much in the news lately, because it's not just that one student we've lost in the last few weeks. There have been five in recent weeks nationally. Now imagine in the next week someone locally who may be struggling to find acceptance within or without with their own sexuality reading this article. The words we choose have incredible power, both positive and negative, and no one should know this better than a journalist. I'd challenge you to do a better job choosing your words in the future. - Drew Z Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:29:00 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11539 No doubt Wally Romero is happy. No doubt he should be judged as well as remembered for his heart not his head. He made me smile so many times and though I never ran in his "party crowd", or went into business with him, or traveled to Europe with him---- I loved him from the moment we met! We talked often about being self employed, people that made us laugh BIG and the fact I could never really be a Cajun though I married one. He always remembered my son's name and played Santa at one of his parties in the early years. I wasn't his client and I didn't ever buy an antique-- but I was included with many many invites over the years. It is the twinkle in his eye and beat of his heart when he hugged me that I will always remember and treasure until we meet again! A bad day with Wally Romero was better than no day at all. It was the pleasure of my life......................................... - Cadillac Cowgerl! Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:21:19 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/7123-remembering-wally#comment-11529 I met Wally many times and my daughter worked for him occasionally. He was, indeed, a kind, thoughtful and generous man, which probably was his undoing. It seemed he was unable to say "no" to anyone, and that people surrounding him used his fierce loyalty and generosity for their own profit. His "entourage" included many "takers", always with their hands out, and few "givers". In many ways, his situation reminded me of Elvis. A great heart, zest for life and large talent, taken advantage of by greedy, callous hangers-on, who never offered him any real comfort or support. He deserved so much better. I hope he and his family find the peace they were denied in life. - R.Thornton Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:20:20 +0100