The Eulogy written by Sid's Sister, Jackie.

I and my family would like to thank Sid’s friends for being here this evening. It is a difficult time for our family - but there is no doubt in my mind that losing a good friend can be every bit as difficult.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank some very special people. My family and I will be forever indebted to Bob and Anita Taylor for their devoted help to Sid, as well as to myself and my husband, Greg in the past three months. I would also like to thank Larry Linson for his long and enduring friendship to Sid. Thanks also to Sandy Peck for her tender loving care given when Sid needed it most.

When a loved one leaves us we tend to reflect on our lives as well as theirs. I will say most of you here this evening probably knew Sid better than I did over the last 30 years. Not because we didn't love one another, but because we didn't see other often, had different life styles and, in general, we let life get in the way.

In May, when I came to Las Vegas to see Sid, we had a chance to do a lot of visiting. Being the older sibling, I was confident that I had had the better, easier life, had made all the right choices and am living the comfortable life. And maybe for me that is true. But after discussing the different paths Sid and I had taken, my younger brother made me realize that if the path you take in life is the one you have chosen and if you are willing to accept the ups and downs of that path then you are a true success. My brother will always be a success in my eyes for many reasons.

He survived the loss of two of his children and the loss of his mother and father. He grieved but he moved on in time. He was resilient.

When he was diagnosed with cancer in April of this year he was scared but fought it all the way. He realized he had some very good friends and this gave him peace of mind. He could always laugh at himself. He had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed having his friends close at hand.

Sid certainly never took the easy path but he enjoyed his journey. As we know, the music business is not an easy one but my brother loved music….it was in his soul and that is why he excelled at his art. He was a talented musician.

I will end this with a short but profound story about Sid. It was his very first day of the 1st grade. Our family was at the dinner table and our Mom asked Sid how his 1st day of school was. He said “Well, I got sent to sit out in the hall all by myself!”. Well, what did you do to get sent to the hall? my Mom asked? “Well, I was the last one to stop whistling!” That phrase pretty much sums things up. What ever Sid did, he did with gusto and I want to salute him for that wonderful part of his character.

Even though some of us may have found his life to be difficult or uncertain, Sid would have done it all again and rejoiced in it. It would be wonderful if we could all look back on our lives as Sid did and be thankful. I know he did because he told me so.

My husband, Greg, and I will miss Sid and his phone calls to say ‘hi’ just wanted to call to say I love ya, his funny sense of humor, and his free spirit. I know in his final resting place he will always be the last one to ‘stop whistling’.