06/16/2024
Thank you everyone for the overwhelming support these last few weeks! The last 19 years will forever be nothing but great memories that will live on for Boogaloo. I would especially like to thak the Boogaloo Crew, there have been so many great people to work here through thick and thin - from grand openings to these final days we’ve been through power outages, floods, water main breaks, fires, breaking ins and even a global pandemic. Some employees came and went but cheers to the die-hard ones that stayed through the shut down and all the tough times; you have no idea what the Boogaloo Family, (literally family, my sister Erin and sister-in-law Desiree bailed me out more times than I can count) has meant to me from 2005 through 2024.
BUT I would especially like to thank the OG - Tom Powers .powers.5059
You have no idea the impact you have had here! From the man that raised me, to the the one who watched and supported me as I fell into the craft I loved. You took me from a line cook to meeting talented chefs like Mike Johnson, Eric Erhard, Cary McDowell and Matt Besler. At the same time you introduced me to great business minds and restaurateurs like Charlie and Carol Downs, Joe and Jimmy O’Brien, Dan Kopman and Tom Schlafly and Susan Haberer. You Sir, made Me what I am today and kept Boogaloo alive through this journey.
We have seen our ups and downs through the years. But the last few weeks I have seen a self made millionaire do everything in a restaurant including the not so fun stuff like bus tables, wash dishes,and mop floors just to help me to my next step in life. I appreciate you more than you know for helping me through the hardest time in my life. During my journey here, you have had a couple serious health scares but you never let me down and always still showed up; even on days when I didn’t want you to. I know this pivot in life is far easier than the thought of going through life without you. So cheers to US - Boogaloo would not have been possible without you; let’s enjoy our retirement together now! You are the best, Dad!
I love you and Happy Father’s Day.