Michael Pielli Obituary

This is way over due, I met Woodman as I know him at Ryan's, I've drank a lot with you on friend, and miss our rides and adventures. I think of you often. You are now that Freebies and in a good place without pain or worry. Ride free brother. Your ol pal, Waylon

Wow, your brother is with you now. Although inevitable it is still a shock.
The general thought down here is that you are both doing shots of 1800 & shooting pool together again.
I know you were there waiting with open arms for him. I can't imagaine how hard this is for the rest of your family, losing both of you now. I told Vick that not only did God have a wonderful man there with him, now he has a matching set. Please watch over her and help everyone find some type of peace and comfort with the loss of Greg.

So, another transplant time of year, only this time, it's exciting in a different way. Can you believe I am going to be a grama! I've been thinking about you alot lately and how times, things and people change. I know, life goes on, even though some days we feel like it never will.

Another non birthday goes by & yet you are still in my heart. Missing you still, today and everyday!

HEY MIKE IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS NOW SINCE YOU LEFT, MY BROTHER MIKE ALSO LEFT US A MONTH LATER THAN YOU. I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH AND THINK OF YOU ALL THE TIME.
YOUR FRIEND FOREVER, GERRY

WOW! Another year has come & gone and still you are on my mind & in my heart. It amazes me how the more people I meet, the more I realize some people just don't cherish marriage, and how unexpectantly it can be taken away from you... I hope you & roger are playing well together. Tell Papa Grizz we all miss him too. Oh, and your friend... you know the one, that "Mutual Admiration" guy... tell him we said hey!

another day of feeling half empty again never will i forget anything or stop talking to you. the only one who ever really new you was me your best friend your only brother love alway's Mr. Gregory A.Pielli

Just thinking about you.
Another birthday missed.
~V

This horrible anniversary seems tougher; possibly because it falls on Turkey Day again.
Thoughts of how you deep-fried a turkey the year before you got so sick just choke me up. As we approached the house in Grant Park on the bike, we could smell your frying turkey blocks away...and see the plumes of smoke. You insisted it was just the steam from the fryer out on the patio.
A little dark for steam, but OK. Turned out delicious, as you continually pointed out as folks were getting seconds.
I think of you so often.
Life wants to go on, but I miss the phone calls more than I can express. Miss you singing stupid Frank Sinatra songs too. Miss all kinds of things.
You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Love ya, V

well... hidy ho... today is just one of those cloudy days, and ive been thinking about you alot lately. with whats going on, i just cant help but think 'if you were still here' there is so many bad things going on in the world, some of which i know YOU could fix!!! its hard to believe that some situations in the last almost 6 years of your departure have gotten worse for some of our friends and family, and yet, there have been many wonderful things too. ( heather and gus are now engaged, and living in iowa )i suppose it's probably the time of year that makes me get into this frame of mind, of how it was before you got sick, and back then, how all the world seemed ''right''. i love you

happy not another birthday. love you bubba

Happy Birthday.

With Love, ~V

well, happy what would have been our 6th anniversary honey. i think about you often & miss you more than you can imagine on days like today. the weather is breaking & oh how i miss being on the back of the bike w/ you going nowhere inparticular.

all my love sparky

Happy Holidays brother WILDMAN! Tomorrow we will have a little "nip" with ya as we fire up the HOG's for Toys for Tots. Man, you would love these new anti-lock brake systems and LED lights on our new Police Harley's! How about a little help with a prayer that the BEARS finally beat the PACKERS at Soldier Field tomorrow! I see Laura around town often and everybody else down here is hanging in ok too.

Miss you alot brother Mike!

NABS

Still miss you after all these years Mike. You are always in my thoughts. I know you and Pops are together. Love you, Ma

Mike, 5 years have gone by so swiftly it's hard to imagine. We lost you that long ago and a month later I lost my brother too! yet the desire to have you still in our everyday lives remains strong with-in me and I'm sure others as well.you're never forgotton and always loved, your bud' Ger

Hi Michael.

Another Thanksgiving holiday.....

Five years is impossible to believe. And yet, bitter-sweet memories are everywhere.

Five years seems like it should be a milestone of some sort.

Maybe it is.

Just wanted you to know you're still in our hearts and prayers.

With love,

~V

well, well, well.... how things change huh? im sure you were surprised to see papa grizz come to play w/ you . he was always such a great guy to us. just thinking about you today & every day. hard to believe its been almost 5 years since your halloween transplant. and oh, the thought of sitting there waiting & not even knowing.... miss ya mic !

Happy Anniversary sparky.....

hey bubba, just thinking about you, must be the 'start of the journey' time of year AGAIN! time sure does fly . i love you

hey honey. was looking for this poem to put on here that vi sent me shortly after rich joined you, but somehow, i put things in folders on here, and dont know where to find them. i will send it when i do. i love you & miss you still, but big drew was right, its nice to sit & tell stories, and be able to laugh at some of the things you did, instead of crying all the time. that is one thing i wont forget. im sure your visitors on turkey day will be having a drink w/ you. hard to believe still yet.

i love you

hey bubba. wow, 4 years since 'happy transplant day' how time flies huh? miss you still ! til then & when...

i love you

Mike, I thought of you on your b-day and how much I miss ya! Kurts b-day is the day after yours, I called him and thought how much freindships are such a valuable thing in our lives after we spoke.I'll always treasure ours!

hi love wow, 45 ????? you'd be old! happy birthday. i miss you tons & bunches

Just a quick note to let you know you're in my thoughts;

especially today. Happy Birthday.

With love, V

hey sparky, sorry no bridal trail or bleeding heart.... blame that on Ms. Kitty. Hope you like your 4th Anniversary gift ( i do) hope nobody tries to feed it Tequilla! miss you lots & bunches. love~

hey,Uncle...I miss you...well rember how you said i could never break a bone beause i got you strong bones well I did it I broke my wrist and my hand...its kinda Funny...Well Happy Easter..

Hi love. happy bunny day! things here are ok, and God seems to be providing. miss you lots & bunches.

hi love, i just wanted to say merry christmas, and well, if you remember my uncle mike, he will play nice with you. the holidays seem so blah without you here, and although you keep showing up in my conversations, its not the same. the baby is getting so big, i cant even call her that anymore. the tree is down, and i guess tis' the season.... it seems like forever~~ i hope you enjoyed all the turkey day company

i love you

Well buddy its been 3 yrs. and most weeks go by that something I see or hear reminds me of you, it makes me miss you, yet smile and feel good remembering what a good freind you were to me and many many others. I don't know how ya did it, but you being the special kind of guy that you were really answers it.A thansgiving will never go by without my having strong thoughts and feelings for you, God Bless us all.

Your old bud, Ger

Can't believe it has been three years already.

Can't believe how time and life do march on. Still think about you a lot. It is incredible how some people leave such a mark on our lives. I'm so grateful you were in mine.

With Love, ~V

hey lovey, lot's of visitors today no? just thinking about you. i miss you horribly this time of year... not to mention the rest of the year. Hey, the couch trick was pretty amazing, could you do that again?

rest peacefully, ride free honey

Hey...Uncle Its been Long... But I talk to u and i Odn't need a computer to do it I miss u Now that i am in 8th grade almost in high school Most of the teachers u had i have....Mom Misses u very much and so does uncle Greg Rocky Died Please Take care of Him I loved Him to W have a new Puppy Now her name is Kahluha....I have lot to type but not enough word to summerys it in But here is what I really wanna Say ME,MOM,AND UNCLE GREG MISSES U ALOT!!!!!AND WE LOVE U I WILL TALK TO U LATER OH AND I WON 4 MVP'S IN SOFTBALL I LOVE YA BYE







MARJORIE LOVE YOU.

Hi honey, happy birthday. i enjoyed having a beer w/ you today. it still sucks that i have to drive to a cemetary to see you, i dont think i will ever get over that, but it is worth it to be able to see you, and talk to you when ever i want. i would obviously prefer if it were in person and you were still here, but God has a plan. I hope my grama is being nice to you, and please please please, watch over violet !!! To think of her on 2 wheels. Im very proud of her. i miss you mic, and i love you today and always. Happy Birthday Honey.

Hi Michael,

Have had you on my mind all week. Besides being your birthday today, I wish I could have called you to tell you about passing my bike class. You would have had some smart-ass comment to make, of course, but you would have still been proud and smiling. I still miss that smile....and that smirk.

Lots of Love, V

P.S. You and my Rich better keep your eyes on me for awhile cuz the Dyna is a lot heavier than the Honda in the class was.

I know, I know, I'm strong peasant stock.



Happy Birthday.

hi honey. well, our anniversary has come and gone, and im sure you have seen nanny there by now. Heather is so upset. I hope she doesnt try and "roll" you for your jewlery and to cut off your pony tail. She is so fragile, youll have to help her cross the streets of heaven. im sure youll watch over her. Hope you are playing well with others up there. i love you and miss you incredibly!!!!!

hey sparky. just me. can you believe it has almost been 3 years since we were married. (yah, the marriage is an institute thing is still funny) anyhow, was thinking about you, the hospital, and all the peoples lives you touched, and still do. i miss you lots!!!! ill talk to you soon. Happy almost anniversary. I LOVE YOU MIC.

Hi Mike,

Remember all the times you'd call me because things weren't going the way you wanted? Well, now it's my turn. You need to tell Rich to come to me in my dreams! I knew he'd forget about me. It has been 9 weeks and 1 day, and I just need to know he made it okay, and that he is alright. Tell him! After all, what's the point of having a guy up there if I can't ask for one little favor?! You guys can't be that busy. Thanks. Love you, V

P.S. Laura is right; she has been a big help to me. (I don't know about a shining light...) Only she has been able to understand the feelings of abandonment I feel or the feelings of still worrying about someone that I can't see or touch anymore. I told you she was a keeper.

Hey bubba. just me. ran into some of your friends this weekend, and oh the laughter. dan and trisha and lisa and her husband. it was a nice visit. they invited us to their campground this summer... yah me, camp? ok, well it's my lie i can tell it anyway i want. i have a hard time getting on rich's website, but i guess there are some pictures of you and him from our house in grant park. oh the days huh? i sure miss it there, and you. still the same here, broke,tired and filling my free time with "the gang" i cant imagine what a wonderful place you are in. i keep trying to tell V that when people say "it gets better" or "it happened for a reason" that no, it doesnt get better and only God knows what the reasoning could possibly be. Im such a bright light in her life. I'm trying to reach mcnab on here, but his email doesnt show up. hopefully when he reads this he will get mine. im sure you know by now that tom grouca has been around. i was not very pleased RL and mr. bill say they can get the coloring back on the headstone. can you picture THAT? digging the hole was bad enough, i surely DONT want to be there for that!I love you honey. play nice up there.

Me, again. I forgot one more thing. Just make sure Rich doesn't forget me, please. Thanx. Love you, V.

Hi Michael, I'm finally in the 21st century with a computer. Now, I can write to you too. I hope you knew how important you were in my life. You were my rock. You always knew when things weren't going so well for me, especially when I didn't want you to know. Big, bad Wildman was a sensitive SOB; who'd have thunk it? Rich just got there, so please show him around and keep him safe. You've had enough of a headstart to know all the cool places to ride and probably "have a guy" there too. I miss you. I miss all the times you'd call, just cuz. The time you called me at 8 P.M. on Dec. 23rd to ask what I thought you should get Laura for your 1st X-mas together always makes me smile. You were trying to decide between a cell phone (so you could reach her any time) or a much bigger TV for her house (for Evangelina to watch bigger cartoons, not for you to watch on the weekends, right?). How romantic. I told you to get her an 'I love you' ring from Carson's. They'd been advertising the heck out of it.You said "Hell, no" and hung up on me. Half an hour later, you called back and said "They're out of them. Now what do I do?" You were frantic; so cute. You finally called Johnny the Jeweler and got her the amethyst ring. I don't know if you ever knew, but Laura sneaked a call to me on X-mas morning (while you were in the bathroom)to tell me what you got her. She was so pissed that I knew you had gotten her a ring and didn't tell her. I smile a lot when I think of you, even through the tears. I don't get to hear from Maria very often the way I'd like to. Phone calls are difficult because I know what it's like to work midnights, have a kid, and try to get some sleep. I know you always thought of her as as being tough(and she is),but her heart is just as big and soft as yours. I remember telling my Rich and Little Suzy that they should have left your heart alone. That they'd never find a heart big enough to fit. But, everything happens for a reason, I know, I know. Remember to please watch over Rich and Harry too. You're gonna have your hands full. Love you too. HA-HA. Tell Gus that I said 'hello'. Anyway,just wanted to say a quick HI & I miss you. Your older sister. I know, I know, I may be a little better looking than you, but you always had better hair. But now that you can't interrupt me, I can finish. I'd have good hair too if I spent as much time in the mirror as you did. HA-HA. Love you, V. Oh God, I just had a mental image of you and Rich both trying to get to a mirror at the same time.......hope they are really, really big there.

hey sparky. I finally have our own computer, so now i can write whenever. I have written 3 or 4 times, maybe i wasn't so nice or something, because Heather says it never shows up. By now, you have seen Rich, what a shock huh? He's way thinner than you ... not that he wasn't before. I feel sorry for v.

Anyhow, things down here haven't changed much, i still love you, miss you and get mad at you for leaving alot. All our friends are still here, still very comforting, and now we can tell Big Bad Wildman stories, and actually laugh and not cry so much. I love you Mic, I'll talk to you soon.

Well "brother" Mike it's Christmas and time to remember family and good friends. Tonight I thought about Christmas day 1979. You were my Cadet Sergeant and "we" had to work the radio room because the clerks (Letty Luther, Sue Anderson, and Velasquez) had Christmas off. It kinda sucked back then for I was 18 and working Christmas for free. But I was with the "Wildman". But now that I look back spending time with you and the guys working the beat on the many holidays we had to work was the best! We were really a family back then. I remember Kevin Kolibowski was on midnights (alone)that night because Gerry Poppers took a personal day. Not so unusual for Sauk Village PD to be the Lone Ranger back then. Rick Crafton and Kurt Madsen came in on days and Dexter Bartlett, Mike Barton, Al Cast, Joe Shark, and Grant Selvey were all on afternoons, Dick Rhodes was on vacation, and Tim Crose, Ken Buczko, and Janis Meakisz were all off according to an old schedule I found for Christmas 79. I remember you and I were starving because nothing was open except Gus's 7-11 store. Someone had given the cops some cookies and we polished them off in no time. We sat around shooting the bull and telling "war" stories with the guys as we had done thousands of times in the past. I know we had a few lousy calls to handle that Christmas as we always did. But I can't remember what they were. It didn't matter anyway because we were with "family" and making the best of it we could. I think you and I were calling people at home and calling buddies at other police departments to wish them a Merry Christmas just to pass the time. We didnt have computers back then like we do today to communicate. Now I spend half my shift punching computer keys in my squad car instead of catching "bad guys" like in the old days! Out of all the partners I have trusted my ass to in the past 24 years you were one of the best! I only wish I could have gotten you onto my MEG team because you would have been one hell of a narcotics agent to recon with! I really miss the thousands of miles we put on the bikes together every year traveling this country! Well Merry Christmas brother Mike, we all miss ya! But we know your up there watching out for us as we continue to do our thing. I wanted you to know the Blue Knights bought a personalized engraved brick in your honor. Those reading this can stop out in the summer and locate it on the walkway at the Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory at the Joliet Park Foundation Oberwortmann Horticultural Center in Pilcher Park located North of Route 30 on Gougar Road. Exit I-80 at the New Lenox exit and go West. Chapter IX of the Illinois Blue Knights also named our annual Candlelight Bowling event after Mike. This years bowl is set for April 26th at Tinley Park Bowling Lanes 7601 183rd Street.

Be safe & "Ride with Pride"

Officer Mark "Nabs" McNabney

HI MIKE,

AS I THINK BACK I LIKE TO THINK OF THE GOOD TIMES, LIKE PAINTING THAT OLD FIREBIRD OF YOURS, OR SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID WHEN YOU AND KURT WERE CADETS. AS IT SAYS IN A SONG "GLORY DAYS" THAT'S WHAT I'LL REMEMBER.

MISS YA MAN...TELL "BIG RED" I SAYS HI

Wildman,

Missin ya man...we had places to go, things to do...maybe in the next run...love ya man

Mikey,Mikey,Mikey,-Its been two years now,life has gone on as usual.

I lost my own Brother Mike, the Christmas after you left us,so that was a lot to deal with. It's hard to still put into words the feeling of losing people like you and my Brother, I feel like I was left with a large empty feeling in my heart.I miss you even more now because so many things happened the past two years, that we'd have talked about or thought about and called each other to B. S. about! I guess it'll have to wait til I hook up with ya later. The picture you always liked with you and your Mom and Greg and Sisters hangs in my room, I love it as much as you did! Being with your Mom has got to be awesome for you,She was always #1 in your life.

Keep up the guardian angel work...we all need it down here, it's getting pretty rough in this old world.

Love ya Bud, Geepers

Well if you think I’ve forgot, you your wrong. I will never forget you, and still miss you each day. I can’t believe it’s been two years. I still remember all the things you and I have done together and all the fun we had. I cling to all those great memories. Went to see John the jeweler this week, we talked about you for about an hour. I regret that you couldn’t have touched more lives when you were here. See you when I get there. Make sure I have a ride when that time comes.



Love you always

Robert L.

Dear Mike,



I miss you very much and think about you all the time. I'm sorry it has been so long since I've entered the book. Every time I think about writing, something else comes up and I don't get to the computer. But I do think about you all the time and wish you were here.



I talked to Marg today. When we talk, you always come into the conversation. She is happy, married nine years this May. I'm glad you were a part of each other's lives for a while. You never really leave, you live on in the memory of all of us who love you.



Keep taking care of Greg. He is so special and I am sure he needs you neo and forever. I can't imagine how he feels or the loss in his heart. I know there is nothing I can do to fix any of the hurt we have all been feeling, but remembering you and keeping your stories alive is important.



Remember that I love you and miss you more then I could ever tell you. Thank you for being my brother and for loving me.



Vicki

Hi honey. Happy Valentines Day!!!

Day late and a dollar short (as usual) I miss you terribly still and think of you often. I have a new big fat guy in my life. Just a friend - and even yuppier than Big BJ. It's funny that in '99 you gave me a card this time of year that says "A silent voice the heart can understand" and boy, sometimes to hear your voice... I am glad that if Love is a sense of shyness brought to bold, I am so glad you left me the balls you did. Most people don't understand that when you've found the right person, love doesn't grow old - it grows better. In your card it says that we will be in love forever, and loving you will always be the thing that makes me happiest in the world.

so, I suppose that was when you metamorphasized from "WILD" to "MILD". I don't care what anyone says, I am glad you did. I am glad for the short time we had together. I wouldn't change anything (except of course the ending) The time we shared together, weather at home or at Rush, was worth every second. Thank you for being such a wonderful husband, and thank you for leaving me with such wonderful friends. I don't know how I would have made it this long without them. The poor Zungailow's put up with me everycouple weekends, and my sissy (Devil) girlfriend and my rent-a-husband are stuck with my until it is time for you and I to be together again. There are alot of special people with me this weekend, who's names I won't mention, but I know you are watching over us, and remembering the Midsummers Night weekend. We were thinking and talking about it today. The baby is doing wonderful in school. She was sitting on the massager for the recliner listening to the sounds, and sat listening to "daddy's heartbeat" talk about breakin my heart.. Anyhow honey, I need to go. I will try and write sooner next time. (UN)Happy Valentines Day. I love you.

high honey. stopped at my mom's today so I could do this. I can't believe it's been a whole year today since you've passed away already. some times it seems like yesterday, and sometimes it seems like it's been forever. Just a year ago last night we were sitting on your hospital bed eating mostacolli from that (Greek) place with Mr. Anderson. How weird. I did what you would have wanted me to do. I had everyone over with the stipulation that everyone ate, drank and was merry, just as if you were sitting your big fat Italian butt in the recliner. So it was nice. 30 of our closest friends and family in attendance, give or take one or two. Even my grama was there, unfortunately, I think she will be joining you soon. So, if she still wants to cut off your ponytail and roll you for your Mr. T starter collection, you are on your own. Any how, love, no boyfriend for this holiday, they went to their daughters house. Have been getting to see Faith a little more often which is nice. Your BW and her husband bought a house - I think they are looking forward to what we did when we got our house in Grant Park. Talked to Betty (Orvil) her health isn't good lately, but I've gotten alot of calls this week. Must be the time of year, and people are checking on us. Linda invited us over, so we weren't alone, said she'd watch the baby so I could go with the boys for a drink. I just want to go with CRASH in the car. Anyhow, soon the 100th in WI will be here and 5 years ago, we made our reservations. Doesn't that suck. Who would have ever thought that you wouldn't be here to laugh about the COMET. oh the times we had. Short as it was, it was always fun and wonderful. I have so many great memories from such a short amount of time. You have truely blessed Evangelina and I and have left us with an incredibly wonderful group of friends. I thank God for the time we did have together. Anyhow, I'm going to go, my hand hurts from typing, since I don't do it that often. I love you and miss you every day. Still waiting for a clue on the number 10. I can pretty much guarentee its not Ejubitza's b-day.

Love you!!!

Well, its that time again...hate to say it but its already been a year almost...it went by so quick and not a day that i havent thought about it. I know tomorrow is going to be really really hard on my mom... i still dont think the baby will understand, but she will remember you. Happy thanksgiving...we all miss you.. words can not express the way i feel right now...sadness because i know tomorrow will be so hard on my mom...friday too.... watch over here...take care of her please...i love her more than she will ever understand. the baby too. please...i love you ...!

hi honey. Tried to write sooner, but haven't been near a computer. Anyhow, I can't believe it's been a year already since Happy Heart Transplant Day

I saw R.L. last week, and Thanks for keeping an eye out on Pat, he is still president. We are in between jobs, so were hanging out, eating cheese cake - that i am NOT sharing with uncle terry.

I wanted to tell you that kittys sister Jo-el has joined you up there. We would appreciate it if you could find her x-husband and beat him up for us. It shouldn't be to hard. Kitty's grandmother is there also, (she's had a really rough week) but if you find her, she suppose to be a wonderful cook, so you can get some homemade Italian food now. I have to go back to work now. Everyone is coming to our house for thanksgiving, so we will see you in the morning that day. Love you and miss you

hi mike its been a long time since ive written...not enough time in the days to do everything... i am getting really good grades in school i even have a 100% in my chemistry\physics class...i am at like a b average..which is good.. domenic and i broke up i miss him everyday and his mom is making him move..please keep an eye on him i love him..and want him to be safe...

keep an eye on my mom and my sister too please..i dont get to see them enough...but at least its easier to see them now since im driving. thats about all...i will talk to you later

i love you

Well hello there. long time in between entries. I'm at Miss Kitty's house, she is cooking the baby and I dinner tonight. I have a couple estimates to go on in a little bit in Oak Forest. Well, to catch you up a little, the Wilkersons took Evangelina and I on our honeymoon at the beginning of August. 5 days of laying on the beach was wonderful, and Mr. Bill failing jet ski was a joke. I know you were watching as our daughter was cliff diving. Thank God !!

Bill and Lacey were there to catch her in Lake Superior. Since then, things have been the same, stuff at the new house has kind of been at a stand still since my contractor is working a paying job now. Oh, Dana is pregnant - I got to talk to her on Mike's cell phone. She's due in Feb. I believe, so tell Donny to watch for his niece/nephew. How cool is that. Other than that, Evangelina had Aunt Penny give her some flowers cause she "wanted to go to Daddy's funeral." So, I took her to the cemetary yesterday so she could bring you flowers. She doesn't understand why we can't bury you in our own yard so we don't have to drive to see you. WOW, the mind of a 5 year old. I guess Crash is leaving in a couple weeks to go to Gatlimberg. He wants to do the Dragon Curve - so please keep an eye on him. I think he's down to having only 4 or 5 lives left. I've tried calling MY BOYFRIEND (WHO I KNOW WILL BE READING THIS) I think he is avoiding me due to the last time I saw him I did nothing but cry. I think sometimes it must be easier just to not have to see me. Although, he finds time to see my rent a husand for the races and stuff. I guess that is all the gossip for now. Heather is driving, and my parents - along with four friends all bought plots right in the next row behind you. I'm hoping you won't see them any time soon. I miss you every day, and it really sucks that your not here. I wake up in the morning, and don't have any big fat Italian guy standing in the kitchen with my coffee cup to snuggle up to and get warm. It's horrible. It stinks going to bed when it's so cold in there. I miss the heat you would generate. Bill has offered to let me come and sleep in between him and Kitty.... guess who won that argument. Obviously NOT ME. Well, I'll go for now, and I'll talk to you tonight when I go to bed. I love you forever.

Laura

Michael,

Well its a thursday and I expect you to call tomorrow and ask Barb and I to meet you and Laura at the restaurant. I know that's not going to happen but I can hope anyway. I can't explain the whole reason I miss you except for the fact that I enjoyed everything we did together and while you were going through all the hard times I learned to love you more than I could have imagined. Talked to Billy and Laura last week and they were going on vacation up at Billy's Mom place. I think having this site helps me at times to express my feelings but I have to tell you I wish I didn't have to use it. I could have only hoped we would have been planning a trip by now and enjoying every minute of it. Well talk to you later.

Love Robert L.

HI HONEY. I KNOW I MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY ON THE COMPUTER, BUT SPENDING THE TIME WITH YOU - EVEN THOUGH I HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING THE CANDLES LIT - WAS BETTER THAN TYPING HERE. IM AT UNCLE TERRYS HOUSE, JUST CAME BACK FROM BY LINGUS. HIM AND VONNI ARE OFF TO LIVE IN ARIZONA. HOW COOL IS THAT!!! THINGS AT HOME ARE GETTING BETTER, MIKE IS GREAT TO HAVE AROUND IT'S LIKE A MILLENIUM VERSION OF A CABANNA BOY. BABY IS OK, AND STARTING SCHOOL SOON. I'VE HAD SOME INTERESTING TURNS IN MY LIFE THE LAST FEW MONTHS. UNCLE TERRY IS SO GROSS. WENT TO SHIPSHEWANNE THIS WEEK WITH VICK AND KITTY AND LACEY. HAD A BALL OF COURSE. THE PASTA NOODLES DIDN'T TURN OUT SO WELL. THE HEADSTONE CAME OUT BEAUTIFUL. THANKS TO TOM, R.L., BILL AND COTY, RUSTY, AND I CANT'S FORGET THE BEAUTIFUL HARLEY WINGS B.K. MADE YOU. WITH THE BADGE, AND THE POOL TABLE STUFF, THE HARLEY'S WITH WINGS THAT DON DREW, AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, I THINK I MANAGED TO COVER EVERY ASPECT OF YOU, YOURS SHORT BUT EVENTFUL LIFE, AND IT TURNED OUT AS UNIQUE AS YOU ARE. SHARON MC. HAD THE BEST LINE, WHERE EVERYONE ELSE HAD STONES AND YOU HAVE STEEL. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU INCREDIBLY. ITS SO WEIRD TO GO OUT - I ALWAYS MAKE KITTY BE MY DATE SO BILL IS THE ODD ONE, BUT HE IS STUCK WITH ME AND I TELL EVERYONE HE IS MY HUSBAND NOW. ALTHOUGH, I DONT THINK HE MINDS, UNLESS HES HAVING A BAD HAIR DAY, AND CRABBY. THEY HAVE BEEN A GOD SEND. I GOT COTY HIS OWN LEATHER FOR HIS GRADUATION, A FEW OF US CHIPPED IN FOR IT, NOW HE HAS SOMEPLACE TO SEW HIS "UNCLE WILDMAN" PATCH ON. I THANK GOD FOR THE FRIENDS AND SOME FAMILY YOU HAVE LEFT ME WITH. I WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE TODAY WITHOUT THEM. I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING. COWBOY'S STILL COWBOY, AND I MET SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS THAT I HADN'T YET, SO THAT WAS KINDA HARD. JOHNNIE AND SUSAN HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL "KATIE", WHO WAS ONLY 3LBS. HE EMAILED ME PICTURES AND I CALLED REV. DELORES TO GO UP TO 6 AND BLESS HER FOR US. SO SHE SAID SHE WOULD. ONE MORE THING BEFORE I GO HONEY, PLEASE PLEASE RIDE WITH JACK HAMMER. I THINK HE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE WITH HIM ON HIS NEW JOURNEY. TELL HIM HOW THE BIG FAT ITALIAN GUY DID IT, LET HIM KNOW YOU ARE WITH HIM, NOW AND ALWAYS. THANKS. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU.

Hi Mike, just wanted to say Happy 4th of July. Grandma and Grandpa said they would take me to visit your grave sometime soon. They put flowers on it the other day. Well i miss you & I love you.

Mike,

Happy Belated Birthday!!

I miss you so much and you have never left my thoughts. We were at the cemetary today to see the headstone. It is absolutely beautiful. The love and thought that went into it are evident. My heart is so broken and I cry and miss you so much. Things are hard. I miss you, but I miss our family more then I can say. I am thankful for all the blessings in my life, Jim, Maria, Marjorie, Greg and Laura for a start. I am going to be a grandmother again in October. It is so cool. Rachel is beautiful, smart and so much fun. Dan and Kristy moved back from Florida, so we will be able to see the kids when we go to Dekalb.

When you talk to God in person, please tell him I said thank you for all the wonderful gifts he has given me. I wish he had given us more time together, but he has a plan that wasn't the same as mine. Ask him for peace for all of us. My heart aches so over all the pain that grief has caused the ones we love. I pray that time will heal and that God will give peace to all of our minds, hearts and souls. Thank you for looking out for me. I know you are always with me. I know you love me. I love you very much and miss you always.



Vicki

hi honey. Happy belated anniversay. I came to see you on Thursday, but just now got to Ms Kittys to use the computer. I do have to say that I would have never imagined us spending our Anniversary like that. We were suppose to go to Tennesse. I did however make it to the pow-wow this year. It was very comforting to be with some of the people I love and who have stood by me through this whole thing. I hope you liked the picture I bought you for our Anniversary. Sadly, it made me and Aunt Vicki cry. I'm not quite sure about the # 10, and I'm waiting for you to tell me what that one is for. Kitty and I figured out the rest. It was nice that you came home. I told Evangelina you would always know where to find us. She's enjoying her new friends and we have no need for cats or dogs with Mike Lawler there. He is so amused with her, it's like he has a new toy. How funny was preschool graduation ? Linda is glad the school year is over all though she has mentioned having Evangelina withdrawls. I guess Wayne had his baby - or should I say his wife did. So your old pals are grandparents again. I missed them at Ray Mauers benefit, and miss both of them in general. Mr. Kitty gets to see him more than me, but not for a good reason. I don't know what else to say, but you left me with some really, really wonderful friends and I couldn't have made it this far with out them. I don't know if I told you Jello and Gina had a boy. I went to rush for the 1st time since Thanksgiving, it was pretty horrible. So Denise and I got drunk. So it made a bad day progressively worse. Sharon Mc Henry gave me a real nice article from the Blue Knights news letter about your wake and stuff. Mr. B. must have brought it. Anyhow I have to finish working today before Ms. Kitty grabs me by my shirt collar. We know how she gets. I love you very much, and miss you terribly. I do however enjoy our talks at night, I just wish you came home more often. I'll write soon and pretty soon your headstone will be done. It is as unique and special as you are. I love you.

hey mike...i heard you blew the babys hat off on easter. i wish i would have gotten to see her, but i didn't. i havent seen her in a long time.. so i just hope that you keep and eye on her for me.. because i really miss her..and i miss my mom too since she hasnt really been around either.. i guess she has been busy with the new house...or something like that im not really sure.. well i miss you and ill talk to you later



love always,

heather

Well Michael I’ve been working on your grave marker and it sucks. I remember you every day let alone working on your marker. I miss you man!!! We had the poker run last Sunday and what a turnout, over two thousand bikes. Little to no trouble. Laura was they’re helping, along with Billy and Kitty. I find that when I’m at a bike event just standing alone I look for you to come around a corner or through a door. Until later!

Love Robert L.

Happy Easter honey. Well, not much happy about it, except that I am spending it with the baby, Uncle Terry, Ms. Kitty's family and Tom Mosher. I miss you terribly. Bill got his first tattoo, and we (R.L. and Barb L. and Kitty and Bill all went on the U.G.L.Y. run. It's not the same not having a big fat Italian guy to block the wind that day. Evangelina was outside talking to you. She was afraid to move - she thought you wouldn't know where we were when you came home. She giggled when she told me that daddy blew her hat off ( it was a strong wind.) Cody is working at the roller rink and Lacey made honor roll. Heather got her drivers permit OH MY GOD !!!!

Ms. Kitty is officially BIKER TRASH now. You'd like the new house, I think. It needs alot of work but I GOT A GUY. Mostly Bill has been there doing the majority and Mike Lawler will be moving upstairs soon.

Aunt Vicki and Uncle Jim have been a God send, helping me to stay sane and getting me through the rough times. I'll write soon, next time I get to a computer. I love you. P.S. Uncle Bunky called yesterday and said when you get out of line that now his mom will be there to grab you by the ear so play nice.

Well I stopped by to see you tuesday before my root canal. I told kitty you had a neighbor, be nice. She says you probably already talked his/her ear off. I didn`t bring evangelina this time mostly because fo the weather and she`s not real sure why there is no casket the aymore. We both know she`s not a big "dirt" person. Met Bill& Kitty,RobertL, Barb for dinner a couple weeks ago. I was okay until Robert L walked in. Hi and Bill both proudly wearing the coats you wanted them to have. We all laughed and cried ,talked about you. It was nice. You sure left me with some great friends! I didn`t stay at the cemetary long it was freezing out and you know how fond of the cold I am. Although to lay in the snow without freezing to death would have been worth laying with you one more time. I miss you everyday. Some days are worse of course. The lonliness and knowing it` already been 2 months is horrible but the heartache still fells like yesterday.I`ve tried real hard to think of what I use to do while you were gone all week in your truck.I can`t remember. It`s hard to remember not going to Rush everyday after work. What did I use to do? I finally sat and wrote a Thankyou letter to Ridgewood Joel should have it in the next newsletter. Oh by the way thanks for the fieplace guy. That was shocking in a way but not. I know you got a guy... but from the phone book? I ope your watching evangelina during ballet. Linda and I crack up. I`m sure you know bill bought a bike, you`d love it. Saw bev and don`s house it`s beautiful. Tom Mosher should be done with your head stone soon that will be a rough day. I miss vicki and jim.I talk to them alot but they haven`t been here since christmas and believe me when I heard the wonderful news that Mr. Anderson got his heart and he`s home and fine I sure could have used a hug. It`s hard to keep in contact with people but sometimes it`s harder not to. While nothing can fill the emptiness of your death, I thank God that you were alive I took every chance to let you know how much I loved you. Even if on certain days you were my favorite pain in the ass. I read something today that said; Don`t take the peope you love for granted, Hold every moment scared. Today is precious and now is the time to show love and affection because today`s tender words, tonights bedtime kisses , tommrow`s goodbye hugs.. could be your last. I hope all who read this remember that in their daily lives with the people they love.I miss the conversations we had even the bad one`s. It`s so unfair. I told you I didn`t want to be 31 and a widow. That`s sounds so horrilbe. I know you fought really hard honey and I`m sorry if I get mad but it`s not fair. I just wanted to have a normal life. It`s not normal. I know you got kinda tired and I know you were tired of being sick. Everyone still says it will get easier, nobody can still tell me when. I know everyone misses you in their own way. Dana Levereau said it best maybe you cry only every other day instead of everyday. Well even on what would have been a good day I hear a song or see a harley or a solicitor calls and asks for you and well so much for a good day! I will leave you with this thought for now Hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their ear, tell them that you love them, and you`ll always hold them dear. For tommrow is promised no one. young and old alike, and today may be your last chance to hold your loved ones tight. Laura Pielli

I've known Mike since i was 3 years old.I have so many fond memories of Mike.He was there when i needed a ride home from church on sunday after 8 o'clock mass.I remember the countless hours of remodeling Hanson's billiards and moving all of the equipment from the old store to the new one. Mike also gave me a job while I went the community college and worked around my crazy class schedule.He was always tolerant even when he was having a bad day.Mike was the reason i became a police officer. I never told him he was the reason until i visited him at the hospital when he had just had the lvat installed and he was still in a medically induced coma.I thought if he heard that he might hear it and help lift his spirits.I know Mike looks after us all from a better place with a great view.I think we would be pround of how he influenced my life.Tracy always enjoyed listening to Mike and his war stories,we never got tired of them,he always kept you laughing.I'm glad to say Mike was one of my best friends as he was to so many others.Mike touched so many lives in so many ways and his memories will be kept alive by us.

Wildman:

I still think of you everyday brother.

Love Ya!

Robert L.

Well Michael, the holidays have come and gone and I haven't forgot you for one single day since Thanksgiving. I missed going to your house this New Years Eve, last year was a great time. Went to Rusty and Mary's this year and had a shot of Tequila with Rusty in your memory. I'm still having a hard time accepting the fact that I won't hear your voice anymore or be able to meet you somewhere. I was proud to wear the duster you wanted me to have. The whole time I had it on the only thing I could think of was you. Laura gave me the coat wrapped up like a Christmas present. What a surprise when I read the card, and opened the box. I also had another surprise over the holidays; my kids and grand kids were in for the whole week of Christmas. My daughter decided one day to rent a movie for all of us to watch. Well she didn't know it at the time but the movie was Return to Me. I'm sure you know the story line, but I couldn't watch to whole movie. Sorry! Next time I will try to keep my composure.

Until we meet again my Brother

Love Robert L.

My deepest sympathies to the Pielli family. I spent many days during my high school years at your house and really came to love you guys and think about you often. I just went through some old newspapers a couple days ago and it was a terrible shock to see Mike listed. I've been thinking about all of you since. You're all in my prayers.



Love, Nancy Sparks

Mike,

It is late and you have been on my mind constantly and in my prayers for so long. I don't know what to do with myself. I can't concentrate at work and don't seem to get anything done at home. You know how I am at Christmas, making sure my tree is perfect and the house is decorated. That didn't get done well this year. The tree is up, but not all the decorations are there and I don't care. I don't sleep well and you are always there in my head and heart. I hear your voice from our daily phone calls, you calling and asking "Hay Martha, how do I do this or that?" Who's going to call me Martha now. I watch Jeopardy and think of you hand how good you were at that game. I can't make Rissut without you there with me. Things weren't always perfect in our family, but if I really needed you, I knew you were there to listen, loan me a van to move or threaten anyone who wasn't good to me. I feel like a part of my heart is gone and it hurts so much. I know that you are whole again, not in pain and watching over all of us. You touched so many people and changed many lives. I have heard more about you then I ever knew from so many wonderful people that think the world of you. Thank you for being a very special part of my life, the big brother every girl needs. Put in a word for us to God. I am sure you have his ear and you have The Guy now. Help all of us get through the very sad times with some sanity in tact. I will love you forever and miss you always.



Vicki

One thing I really miss about my uncle is everything but one thing is that I won't get to ride on your bike I have be riding since I was two.You were a devoted uncle to me and you threatened to" beat my ass" but you never went threw with it. I love you. mom said hi and that she loves you so does Rocky. I love you and I will miss you, all of us love you. Love, puddin

hi mike, its heather..i just wanted to wish you a a wonderful christmas.. everyone is gone now.. and i am done cooking...so now i have a chance to write to you..

the baby looked beautiful today in her dress she was supposed to wear to springfield before she cut her OWN hair!! she got some cool stuff for christmas..

my mom really misses you mike...so do i..and so does everyone else..

i will write to you later mike.. i love you.

Oh honey. where do I start? where do I stop? It's Christmas Eve, the baby and I are at my mom's, and somehow I know you are too. It's hard to believe that yesterday was a month already, it seems like yesterday, yet seems like an eternity. Now after work, I come home instead of going to the hospital and you aren't in your recliner watching your big screen. It's horrible. Everyone has been so wonderful to Evangelina and I, as I'm sure your watching down on us. If it weren't for people like Miss Kitty and Bill, Robert L. Tom Mosher, Vicky and Jim not to mention everyone else this page would never end. WOW, what a concept... never end. I can't believe I have to function without you. You are my whole life with Evangelina, and THAT I am sure is never ending. Someone- out of the kindness of their heart has kept this Legacy book open on your behalf, and I thank them from the bottom of my now broken heart. I know you said that by the time any of us got to hell, you would have it unionized with ice breaks. Well sparky, I think we all know your up there with the MAIN GUY now. I never would have imagined that the man I met and fell in love with who was never going to be married or have children was not only my soul mate and my best friend but the most wonderful husband and daddy in the world. I can only laugh at how everyone teased you from changing from WILDMAN to MILDMAN. You have a wonderful family who loves and misses you very much and there is a little girl down here who thinks that when God fixes you, he's going to send you home. Once in a while, she climbs on my lap, lays her head on my chest, and listens for my heart beat. She says my hearts working o.k., but if she only knew how bad it's broken. I love you Mike. I love you more than I can express on this computer. I just wanted to tell you Merry Christmas- as Merry as it can be. Please be careful riding up there with Donny and LJ and remember that down here, now, I GOT A GUY.



***********I LOVE YOU***************

P.S. Evangelina says to tell you that she loves you, and wants to know if you can hear her sing to you. She wants you to know how pretty she looks in her Christmas dress. She wanted to tell you that john and Denise bought her makeup for Christmas.



Love Evangelina Myranda Pielli

Michael, I will not be able to
put into words exactly how I have
felt since Thanksgiving Day. I can
only remember the great times we had
together. Just to mention a few, our
bike trip to Springfield to see the
races, shared the room at the Days
Inn and partied Saturday night with
some old policeman friends of yours,
(great jokes) only you knew how to
tell them. Our bike trip to the
Smokey Mountains. I'm glad it rained
so hard on the way home that you,
Laura, Barb and myself got a room,
had pizza and beer and just talked
all night. The many Friday nights we
spent at the restaurant and just
shot the bull until closing time.


I miss your phone calls, and
hearing your voice. I guess I miss
just about everything we use to do.
At times the trips to the hospital
were a little trying but after
seeing you, that made the trip worth
the effort. Michael I will always
miss you and never forget you. Love
you brother, and see you later


Robert L and Barb Davis

My deepest sympathies go out to the
entire Pielli family. Although I
never personally knew Michael, I
know some of his family members.
Heather, as well as the rest of his
family, my prayers are with you.

My deepest sympathies go out to the
entire Pielli family. Although I
never personally knew Michael, I
know some of his family members.
Heather, as well as the rest of his
family, my prayers are with you.

Mike~


The time that I have known you I have heard many good stories. And ive sure heard the I've gotta guy line!! I really wish we would have been closer..it took some bad things to happen for me to realize how good of a guy you were. I guess you dont really know what you have untill its gone..and sorry to say..this was one of the times I didnt know what i had untill it was gone..Wildman I will miss you so much.. Its hard to call my mom with out asking how you are. It kills me to see all these people you have touched go through this... I hope most of all the baby remembers how good of a person and how good of a daddy you were to her. Mike i am sorry that i wasnt a daughter you wanted. I really wish you could have been here longer.. your time was not up. My mom needs you.. she loved you alot.. you were her everything..from her bestfriend to her husband...we will all miss you wildman...watch over me..and especially my mom and sister..i love you mike..i just wish i could have told you that sooner...

Mike you will be missed

Michael, You will trully be
missed. Not by just me, but the
hundreds or thousands of lives that
you touched during you short life.
That was proven the night of your
wake. The line of people was never
ending. From present and past
Police Officers, to Bikers in
leather and from young and old, you
made an impression that could never
be forgotten from your many avenues
of life. From Hanson, to SVPD,
Olympia Fields, the construction
business, Sauk Village, ESDA, and
Trucking.



From our first bike trip to
Florida in Hurricane David,
sleeping with gators in Naples and
picking those lovebug out of our
teeth, the many hours spent as a
Cadet at SVPD, the close call at
the tracks in Dyer, the many Blue
Knight trips, driving to Muncie on
your first Hog, w/o lights at 2:00
am in the morning, the big hugs of
welcome and love, the football trip
to New Orleans, the list of those
memories go on and on.



But the list can not express
the main memory of what it meant to
Laurie and me for what you and your
family did for us in 1984 and 1985.
The saying of - you can tell a mans
integrity when he doesn't turn his
back on his friends. In 25 years,
I never saw you turn your back on
anyone. Even though many co-
workers turned their backs
on "friends" when they saw the
opportunity for their own personal
gain, you stood by us till the
end.



I wished we could have
remained in contact the last few
years. But your and my busy
schedules didn't permit it. But
the last visits in the hospital
will be one of those memories that
will never leave. I am so glad
that you met Laura. I could really
tell it when you said it was the
best thing that ever happen to
you. And now I know that meeting
Michael Pielli was one the best
things that happened in my life.




Thanks for everything Mike, my
Brother,



Kurt

WILDMAN

We will always remember you as a great friend. We will miss hearing all of your great stories. I will miss my 2 phone calls a day, hearing you on the other end saying "HEY BUDDY BOY". We will miss hearing you and Greg joking with each other, you guys had us in sticthes for hours with laughter. We will miss you telling us "I GOT A GUY" when someone needed something. Would I like to see the look on Gods face when you tell him "I GOT A GUY", when he needs somthing! You will be in our thoughts and our hearts every day. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH! Please keep an eye on us up there.

Bill, Kitty Cody & Lacey.

Hey Sparky

Evangelina sends her love to her daddy

to Maria and her family we lift you
up in prayer in your time of loss
also remember that the girls at 7-
11 love you

Dear Maria & Family, You are in
our thought's always,I can still
remember Mike bowling with Puppy
(Jim) on Sunday mornings.God Bless
you all. Cherrie,Jim,J.K,Scott,and
Corey Rogers.

My most heartfelt sympathy to the
Pielli family. Mike, you will be
missed but not forgotten. We all
have our stories and our memories.
You touched so many and made a
difference!

Please accept my sympathy in the
death of Vicki's brother, Michael.
I am a former employee of ISVI.
I'm sorry about the loss of your
brother, Vicki.

Vickie, Our prayers are with you
and your family. I sent you
something on your e-mail that might
help. Love Denise

It will always be a mystery to me
why a man with such a "Good" heart
should have ever needed a new one.

We are so sorry to learn of Mike's
death. Although we did not know
Mike personally, Brenda works with
Vicki. We hold Vicki and her
entire family in our thoughts &
prayers, hopeful this will be of
some comfort to you during your
time of sadness.

Our thoughts and prayers are with
you as you grieve this horrible
loss. Although we didn't know Mike,
we are friends of Vicki and want
her and her family to know we care.

I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT MIKE
HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND TO DONNY AND
NOW THEY ARE TOGETHER. MY PRAYERS
AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.

My sympathies to the Pielli Family
on Mike's passing. I'll truly miss
the fact that I won't be at a run,
swapmeet, or in the middle of
nowhere, and hearing "Hey Slewfoot"
and seeing Wildman come riding up
with that big grin on his face.

Forever in the Wind, My Brother.

Mike and his family helped us more
than anyone will ever know in our
time of need. We also knew Mike a
very short time. But he and
his family became great friends.
Mike will be missed by all.
Mike say HI to your mom for me.

I was very shocked and saddened by
the news of Mike's passing. My
thoughts and prayers go out to his
family and friends.

I know he has some good company up
there with him.

Don and I were truely saddened by
the news that Mikes fight was over.
Our thoughts are with his family
and all of the people whos hearts
he touched.



When I spoke with him last he
sounded so tired. At least that is
over for him.I'm sure he and Donny
are riding somewhere right now.
Till we meet you again......

We would like to take this time to
express our deepest sympathies to
family and friends. We were
friends with Mike for such a short
time, but will miss him greatly!

I am so sorry to hear of Mike's
passing. He was an all around great
guy, and an even GREATER friend. He
now has a much bigger audience to
tell his famous stories to and play
his practical jokes on.(now there's
a picture worth a thousand words!)
Heaven will never be the same. He
will be truly missed. Our deepest
sympathies go out to you all. I'm
sure if you ask, God will help you
get through this most troubled time.

THINKING OF ALL OF YOU

I was certainly shocked to hear of
Mikes passing. I will always
remember him with a quick smile and
being one of the nicest guys
around. Rest in peace Officer
Pielli and get that big squad room
in the sky ready for your old
buddies.


Roger Widdows,#261 Cook County


Sheriff's Police, Retired

Twenty Five years of freindship with
Mike was a joyous adventure.My
little"brother" will be missed,but
never ever forgotten.God Bless Mike
and his fam

Our deepest sympathies are with the
Pielli family at this time.