I didn't know Kerry Von Erich
personally, but I do know he was a great
man. I remember that, every time I
heard his ring music start I would get
so excited and start jumping up and down
screaming. He was my favorite wrestler.
You could tell he really loved his fans
and he knew without them he would be
nothing.
My only real up close and personal
encounter with him was when I was 9
years old. He was in the lobby at the
Sportatorium in Dallas. He was taking
pictures in the lobby with the fans. I
asked my sister if I could take my
picture with him and she said no because
she didn't have any money so I started
to cry. While I was crying my sister
told Kerry I wanted a picture with him
but she didn't have any money to pay
him. He told her to go ahead and let me
come up and he would give me the picture
for free. As I went up to him I was so
nervous because he was so big and I was
so little also at the time I thought
that the sun rose and set Kerry Von
Erich's shoulders . As we took the
picture he put his big arms around my
little 9 year old body and gave me the
biggest hug ever. I was so proud of that
picture and I will never forget that
night.
I remember one weekend my sister, myself
and a couple of her friends went to an
autograph session. I got the autographs
of Kerry , Kevin , Mike , Chris , and
Sunshine shortly before Mike died. We
stood in line a good part of the day and
being as young as I was I didn't
understand why we had to stand in line
but let me tell you this, it was
definitely worth it.
I could go on and on about this great
man. But in ending I would like to say
this : Kerry, even though you are in
heaven now looking down upon us I would
like to say "Thank you for giving me
some of the best memories of my
childhood." You are the greatest
wrestler ever to grace the sport. Thank
you once again and may you rest in
peace.
Love Always,
Shanda
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