And I’m Back!

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Hey Madison!

Wow! I’m so amazed! I have not written here in almost two months and yet The Gardyn has been averaging still almost 100 visits a day.

My family and I have had a difficult past couple of months. Thank you to all those that have sent their support. In early December I lost my 17 year old nephew in a car accident. Just recently my uncle passed away. Real estate has not been my focus but, I can tell that there is a need out there for Madison Real Estate info and it feels good that so many people are still turning here for their info. I am humbled and thankful that The Gardyn has found a place in the Madison real estate seller’s and buyer’s mind.

I still have a lot of emotional healing to do, as well as the real estate market has a lot of healing to do, but it’s time to get back to work.

I would like to take this oppurtunity to share with you a bit about my nephew. I had mentioned him in the past in The Gardyn, in Taking The Day Off

I’m going to be taking the day off today to hang out at the lake with my girfriend, her brother and my nephew and do some wakeboarding.

My nephew is going to be a senior this year in high school and will soon be leaving for college. I might not be able to spend as much time with him if he leaves to go to a college far away. He thinks he might want to go into real estate though, so perhaps during his summers he could come back and work for EDYN Real Estate and get a taste of Real Estate.

I’m glad I took that day off.

This was an article in the Journal Sentinel, the day after Chris was killed. They got him spot on. You had to know him.

Chris Persinger was one of a kind, tennis coach Audra Rothwell said.

“He was one of those people who managed to bring humor to any situation,” she said.

He was a determined and focused athlete, but even when he lost he would walk off the court and find the good in the situation, she said. He was looking at being in one of the top varsity spots in doubles this spring.

“He’s leaving a huge void on our team,” Rothwell said. The team is already talking about doing something in the upcoming season to honor Persinger and Hazenfield.

Persinger was planning to study business at Arizona State University.

Even though this was her first year at Mukwonago High School, guidance counselor Paige Patenaude said she got to know Persinger well because he was so outgoing and because he would come to her office about three times a week to talk and eat the chocolates she kept at her desk.

“He would come down to talk about what he was doing that weekend,” she said. “We would even have to tell him to stop coming down here so often.”

Persinger “could give lessons on how to enjoy life,” English teacher Stacy O’Brien said.

Business teacher Emily Iverson said Persinger tried to charm teachers and fellow students alike. He taught himself how to play the guitar and delighted in serenading girlfriends.

Iverson called him “probably the most charismatic student I’ve ever had.”

- Jacqueline Seibel and Amy Hetzner

Here is a video that my niece made in memory of her brother.

If you would like to donate to the Christpher Lloyd Persinger Memorial Fund you can contact any of these banks. Johnson Bank, M & I, Continental Savings, Citizens, Associated, Pyramax and Waukesha State Bank. Donations can be made at any branch, with a reference to the Mukwonago Branch of that bank.

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