I will love the light for it shows me the way. Yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.

David "Cowboy" Nardick, 48, of Butler, formerly of Aliquippa, died unexpectedly Saturday and is now reunited with his mother and father, whom he missed so much.

Born Oct. 4, 1957, in Rochester, he was a son of the late August and Rose Prozzoly Nardick.

He was a Navy veteran and formerly worked at Federal Express and the Goodwill Store in Butler.

Surviving are his devoted girlfriend, Debbie Perri, who brought much joy and happiness to his life; two sisters, Patty Wilson and Joe Roma of Aliquippa and Norma Stanhope and Rick Hochanadel of Palm Springs, Calif.; nieces and a nephew, Laura Stanhope, Jennifer Wilson, Amy Adams, Heather Pack, Natalie Lee and Anthony Hochanadel; and many grandnieces and grandnephews.

Also surviving are Mary Peduzzi, a special friend who Cowboy called his second mother; and his beloved cat, Tommy.

<B>NARDICK </B>— Services for David "Cowboy"Nardick, who died Saturday, July 1, 2006, were held today at the <B>ANTHONY MASTROFRANCESCO FUNERAL HOME</B>, Aliquippa. Burial was at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery.