I'm Riding For

Paul Danna (1961-2019)

This year, I am riding in memory of Paul Danna. Paul was my next door neighbor growing up and, even after we both moved out of our parents' homes, we still lived around the corner from each other for several more years. But Paul was always more than a neighbor, he was much more like my older brother. Whenever I was sick as a kid (which was VERY often), I'll never forget how Paul would record movies off of HBO and bring the VHS tapes over for me to watch. When I was in the hospital, he was usually there with a puzzle or deck of cards to keep me entertained. There was no bigger Tiger fan in the world, whether it was our Neville Tigers or the big boys down in Baton Rouge. Everyone that knew Paul could count on him to have all the latest stats or recruiting gossip, even before the internet put all of it at our fingertips. Even at Paul's funeral, we all listened and smiled as the LSU band played their marches and fight song! He would have turned 64 this year (just a few days prior to my writing this) and there's still not a trip through the old neighborhood, or to a Tiger football game, that doesn't bring back good memories of Paul. Geaux Tigers!