October 2006 Volume 45, Issue 10 Niehaus News Niehaus News • Vincennes, IN • St. Louis, MO • Nashville, TN • Vincennes, IN • Terre Haute, IN • Robinson, IL • Vincennes, IN • Vincennes IN Coming! New Benjamin Moore “Signature Store” To Vincennes Niehaus Home Center Reconstruction is under way at the Niehaus Home Center in Vincennes to make way for a completely new paint/ wallpaper/ decorator center featuring Benjamin Moore paints. The current paint department has been temporarily moved while the area is being completely remodeled from ceiling to floor. The new department will include an inspiration center with an even greater color selection and a decision area, with space to browse. The new Benjamin Moore store will provide the ultimate in decorating experience - a combination of rich colors, expert service and top-quality prod- ucts in a warm and relaxing store atmosphere. It is estimated that the new department will be completed in the next 60 days. In the meantime, we are still able to offer full service in our paint and wallpaper department. Happy Halloween There's a goblin at my window, A monster by my door. The pumpkin at my table Keeps on smiling more and more. There's a ghost who haunts my bedroom, A witch whose face is green. They used to be my family, Till they dressed for Halloween.
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October 2006 Volume 45, Issue 10
Niehaus NewsNiehaus News
• Vincennes, IN
• St. Louis, MO
• Nashville, TN
• Vincennes, IN
• Terre Haute, IN
• Robinson, IL
• Vincennes, IN
• Vincennes IN
Coming! New Benjamin Moore “SignatureStore” To Vincennes Niehaus Home CenterReconstruction is under way at the Niehaus Home Center in Vincennes to make way for a
completely new paint/ wallpaper/ decorator center featuring Benjamin Moore paints. The
current paint department has been temporarily moved while the area is being completely
remodeled from ceiling to floor.
The new department will include an inspiration
center with an even greater color selection and a
decision area, with space to browse.
The new Benjamin Moore store will provide the
ultimate in decorating experience - a combination
of rich colors, expert service and top-quality prod-
ucts in a warm and relaxing store atmosphere.
It is estimated that the new department will be
completed in the next 60 days. In the meantime,
we are still able to offer full service in our paint
and wallpaper department.
Happy HalloweenThere's a goblin at my window,
A monster by my door.
The pumpkin at my table
Keeps on smiling more and more.
There's a ghost who haunts my bedroom,
A witch whose face is green.
They used to be my family,
Till they dressed for Halloween.
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by Bernie Niehaus Chairman of the Board
Splinters
Bob Pratt was a great son-in-law. I could
not have picked a better husband for my
daughter Anne, or a better father for their
four children, Brennan, Julia, Alec and
Kevin. Bob and Anne lived life to the
fullest. The saying, "live with no regrets"
certainly applied to them.
Bob was the life of the party, wherever they would go. He was a real
"ham", during our last family trip on the Disney Cruise, he dressed like
a pirate and danced for the hundreds on the boat. He also was a great
sport and knew how much Anne loved parties. Last year for Halloween,
he let her convince him to dress up as Tinkerbell.
Bob was a football star from Hermitage, Pennsylvania and received a
full scholarship to Northwestern University. Anne met Bob at
Northwestern University. They were both
great athletes. She was on the swim team
and he played football. When he played
offensive guard at Northwestern, he carried
300 lbs. on his 6'6" frame. His senior year
he was drafted by the USFL, but his subse-
quent diagnosis of Juvenile Diabetes pre-
vented him from pursuing that dream.
After graduating from Northwestern, Bob found his true calling. He
was a born salesman and went to work for Xerox. Bob never met a
stranger. He could talk sports, music and politics with equal ease. He
was excellent at keeping in touch with people, and when traveling, he
would call or have lunch with an old friend, creating a huge network
around the country.
Being an athlete, Bob was always highly competitive, and motivated.
He advanced in ranks through several companies, and his last job was
Vice President of Sales for Hickory Leather Company. He traveled
with his many reps throughout the country. One week before his death,
Bob received a letter from the owner of Hickory Leather Company
praising Bob's many contributions to the company.
Bob was a real family man and they took many trips together. He loved
sports, fishing, hunting and camping. He took the time to involve the
family in his interests and they had many annual trips camping with the
kids and going to Atlanta to see the Braves play. On the many trips to
Kentucky Lake with our whole family, Bob would fish, boat and play
cards. He said one of his favorite things to do at the lake was to power
wash the dock and decks - he was a scrubber and cleaner.
In his hospital rooms, Bob received many friends - many of whom were
doctors in Hickory. One day the nurse asked him if he was famous,
because he had so many visitors. Bob just smiled and said we just have
a lot of friends.
“I could not have
picked a better
husband for my
daughter. . ”
“About Bob”
(continued)
All of our family - twenty five of us - made the trip to
Hickory over the Labor Day holiday. We had a very
nice visit with Bob and got to say our "Good-byes".
Earlier Bob had confided to me that he felt at peace
with God since he went to
confession to Fr. Bob.
Maggie, my daughter-in-law,
who was a Hospice nurse,
stayed with Bob that last
week. She asked Bob if he
was afraid to die and he said
no, he was ready. In one of
his meetings with his chil-
dren, Bob told them that God
wanted him to be with his
parents in heaven. Bob's mother and father both died
when they were fairly young.
Bob was diagnosed with cancer on March 31, and died
September 10, on Anne's birthday. She said that he was
waiting to wish her happy birthday before he left. Anne
and his three brothers, Mike, Jerry, and Tim were at his
side.
I AM
I am a boy who loves GodI wonder if I will be a priest
I hear people praisingI see people kneelingI want to be a priest
I am a boy who loves God
I pretend I see God
I feel God loving me
I touch Jesus
I worry I will mess up
I cry when somebody dies
I am a boy who loves Jesus
I understand you can’t get married
I say Jesus was son of God
I dream he comes back
I try to pray every night
I hope Jesus comes back
I am a boy who loves God
Written by Kevin Pratt
Son of Bob Pratt - 5th Grade, Hickory, NC
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