You took a chance on a kid and gave me my big opportunity at Arcadian. You taught me how to fly. But most of all, you showed me how a man lives a full life.
Thank you for these gifts you gave to me.
I miss you.
Your friend,
Chase
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Widening Ripples
John,
Your departure is rippling out over the world, and our love and anquish is rippling back.
When Naomi called me with bad news about you, I thought maybe you'd fallen ill or had a car accident. The truth curled me into a fetal postition yelling in to my clenched fists, trying to deny the words I had just heard. The thought of never seeing you again is a searing agony in my heart and my deepest desire, as I suspect it is for many, is to go to Boulder immediately. Partly because helping you, Jacqui, would have eased my pain a bit and partly because I would be with a group of others there to grieve collectively rather than alone from afar. So let's grieve together here.
Jacqui, I'm glad you are surrounding yourself with close friends. My heart aches because I will never see John's wry smile again, but moreso for you. Long, deep hugs from afar.
Anything I can do, you only need to ask....
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Your departure is rippling out over the world, and our love and anquish is rippling back.
When Naomi called me with bad news about you, I thought maybe you'd fallen ill or had a car accident. The truth curled me into a fetal postition yelling in to my clenched fists, trying to deny the words I had just heard. The thought of never seeing you again is a searing agony in my heart and my deepest desire, as I suspect it is for many, is to go to Boulder immediately. Partly because helping you, Jacqui, would have eased my pain a bit and partly because I would be with a group of others there to grieve collectively rather than alone from afar. So let's grieve together here.
Jacqui, I'm glad you are surrounding yourself with close friends. My heart aches because I will never see John's wry smile again, but moreso for you. Long, deep hugs from afar.
Anything I can do, you only need to ask....
If you want to post to this blog, let me know and I'll add your address. (I have to do it this way). If you want to follow this blog, use the "Subscribe to" button below to the left.
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