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Kevin Shapiro

Todd enjoyed giving & providing way more than he enjoyed receiving. It was evident in everything he did. He lit up when he would deliver an experience, a party, a gift or a helping hand. On many occasions I was the recipient of his kind gestures. As a University of Colorado alum, I have had very little to be excited about for a couple decades related to C.U. Football. Just a horrific product being put out on the field year after year. Then Coach Prime, Neon Deion Sanders, made the monumental move to coach my beloved Golden Buffaloes. This was a huge deal for me. Todd was fully aware of the fair weather fanfare sweeping the nation and his friend Kevin’s hope of actually having a good college football team, finally, maybe. In true Todd fashion, literally fashion, he decided to purchase me a black shirt with gold writing upon it which simply states, “IT’S PRIME TIME IN BOULDER”. I really like the shirt and wear it often. But I loved the gesture. It wasn’t my birthday, Hanukkah, or Valentine’s Day. He just knew it would make me happy so he got me a gift. Todd was excited about gifting it to me so he texted me a picture of the shirt being held up by his T-Shirt model. In the picture all you can see is the fingers holding the shirt and they look more like Debs fingers than Todd’s unless he had some nail polish on. So, she had seemingly been recruited to take part in this gifting process. One can really make an impact on another with a kind gesture. Todd thrived on these gestures. I will wear the shirt whether the Buffs win or lose because it is a great reminder of being selfless like our amazing friend Todd, nail polish or not. Todd enjoyed giving & providing way more than he enjoyed receiving. It was evident in everything he did. He lit up when he would deliver an experience, a party, a gift or a helping hand. On many occasions I was the recipient of his kind gestures.
As a University of Colorado alum, I have had very little to be excited about for a couple decades related to C.U. Football. Just a horrific product being put out on the field year after year. Then Coach Prime, Neon Deion Sanders, made the monumental move to coach my beloved Golden Buffaloes. This was a huge deal for me. Todd was fully aware of the fair weather fanfare sweeping the nation and his friend Kevin’s hope of actually having a good college football team, finally, maybe. In true Todd fashion, literally fashion, he decided to purchase me a black shirt with gold writing upon it which simply states, “IT’S PRIME TIME IN BOULDER”. I really like the shirt and wear it often. But I loved the gesture. It wasn’t my birthday, Hanukkah, or Valentine’s Day. He just knew it would make me happy so he got me a gift. Todd was excited about gifting it to me so he texted me a picture of the shirt being held up by his T-Shirt model. In the picture all you can see is the fingers holding the shirt and they look more like Debs fingers than Todd’s unless he had some nail polish on. So, she had seemingly been recruited to take part in this gifting process.
One can really make an impact on another with a kind gesture. Todd thrived on these gestures. I will wear the shirt whether the Buffs win or lose because it is a great reminder of being selfless like our amazing friend Todd, nail polish or not.