Peter's daughter in-law speaks

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2 days ago

Colleen Best speaks at Peter 'Parra' Montgomery memorial

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00:00Hang on.

00:03Hang on.

00:14I'm nervous.

00:20Okay.

00:24I'm nervous.

00:25I know I don't need to be nervous because I know we're here today not only to celebrate and honor a most wonderful and extraordinary man, but also to support and comfort each other.

00:45And there's a lot of love in here.

00:49I can feel that love and I know you all want me to feel at ease in my little moment for Para here.

01:01I'm Canadian.

01:03Para would want me to tell you that because every time he'd introduce me to someone he'd say,

01:09This is Colleen, and she's a Canadian.

01:16He also liked to remind their sausage dog, Betty, of my nationality.

01:22And he'd often say to her,

01:24That girl's from Canada.

01:28And she thinks you're called a wiener doll.

01:35To those of you who haven't met,

01:38My name's Colleen.

01:39I'm Mick's partner.

01:41Or Sheila.

01:44And I'm Pat and Para's daughter-in-law.

01:47And obviously, I hit the absolute jackpot on that one.

01:53Now, I think we all know that some people don't like their parents-in-laws.

01:59Perhaps even some of you here today.

02:02And to that, I say,

02:05I feel bad for you.

02:06That sucks.

02:08I got the most sweetest, most loving, caring, supportive, kind,

02:15Fun, funny, salt-of-the-earth parents-in-law.

02:21And I can't believe how lucky I am.

02:26As time went on, Para continued to modify my name.

02:29It went from Coll to Collie Wobble.

02:34Collie Wobble Bliss Bomb.

02:36The Wobbles.

02:37The Wobbs.

02:39And I guess we've finally settled on...

02:42The Wobbler.

02:43I am the Wobbler.

02:47Coo-coo-ca-choo.

02:53Para and Pat.

02:56Pat and Para.

03:00Patera.

03:02Makes Brangelina look like a pile of crap.

03:06Yes, what they have is true love.

03:11It's the real deal.

03:13I know because I got the privilege and the pleasure of witnessing it firsthand.

03:20I had a front row seat for almost 20 years.

03:24And if you're going to be married to Para, you know that's going to be a wild ride.

03:30And you better be able to hold your own.

03:32There's only one person in the world that can match Para.

03:38And that's Pat.

03:40She's the only one who can calm the beast.

03:46Yeah.

03:47You know how you never know what goes on behind closed doors?

03:51Guess what?

03:53You're about to find out.

03:55Yeah, I've seen some things.

03:58Alright, okay.

03:59So this may surprise some of you.

04:00May even shock you.

04:04But on occasion, like most people, Para could get a little bit grumpy.

04:14A tad gruff.

04:17Pat, on the other hand, does not have a grumpy bone in her entire whole body.

04:22Truly.

04:24I've never seen her grumpy.

04:26Never seen her gruff.

04:28Well, Para would get himself all worked up over God knows what, probably something sports related.

04:35And he'd be going off.

04:37And he'd be going off.

04:38Bah, this.

04:39Bah, to that.

04:41He always did.

04:44And all Pat had to do was just walk over to him in her calm and beautiful way.

04:52Maybe scratch him on the head.

04:56And this raging lunatic would melt into nothing but a lovesick fool.

05:07It's pathetic.

05:08I want to tell you some things I'll miss about Para.

05:15I'll miss his wholehearted greetings he'd give me every single time I walk through the door.

05:24He'd say, it's the Wobbler.

05:28Or, Pop says g'day to the Collywobble.

05:34I'll miss snuggling up with him on the couch and binge watching our favorite series's.

05:40Parallel of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Sopranos, many more.

05:46I'll miss the way he would yell at people on the TV.

05:49And he's like, bah, you bloody peanut.

05:57I believe his father used to yell this also.

06:07I'll miss how when he didn't like something.

06:10Like a tomato or a dirty ashtray, he'd go, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh.

06:19I'll miss giving him hand massages.

06:22You can't sit next to Para without him making you give him a hand massage.

06:28He'd give you one too.

06:31Of course it wasn't as long.

06:32I'll miss all the weird, hilarious things he would say and do.

06:49Uh-oh.

06:50I'll miss the way he would always build me up.

06:59He always told me how great I was, how much he loved me.

07:04I'll miss his giant bear hugs, his adorable face.

07:09There's so many other things that I could stand here all day listing them.

07:17Para loved his wife, his parents, his sisters and his brother.

07:23He loved his kids, his grandkids, his friends, his wiener dog, Betty.

07:29He loved random people he met one time.

07:35He was a great big love tornado and he sucked everybody in.

07:41He also loved a good quote.

07:44So here are a couple I like.

07:47I hope they bring you some small comfort.

07:49A great soul serves everyone all the time.

07:54A great soul never dies.

07:56It brings us together again and again.

08:06We never lose our loved ones.

08:09They accompany us.

08:12They don't disappear from our lives.

08:15We are merely in different rooms.

08:20I want to say to Para.

08:23I want to say this part very, very fast.

08:29I love you.

08:30I'll miss you all the time.

08:32Thank you for being a part of my life.

08:35Thank you for letting me be a part of your life.

08:42I will now

08:43sing for you.

08:44You heard that right.

08:56This is one of many classic Para hits.

08:59He would sing this song almost every single day while he was picking up the dog poos.

09:09And when little Betty would hear it, she would get really excited and happy and she'd run outside and watch the show.

09:15It's called Pooh Patrol.

09:25This one's for you, Para.

09:26When you're out on the grass and the sun hits your bum, then you're part of the pooing patrol.

09:43Pooh Patrol.

09:44When you're out on the lawn, at the crack of the dawn, then you're part of the pooing patrol.

09:57Pooh Patrol.

09:58Pooh Patrol.

09:59Pooh Patrol.

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