Friday, May 5, 2023
I have waited for a while to write this. The pain of your passing has been pervasive and deep. We made a lot of plans in our short time together. Sadly, we will not be able to live them all as we intended. Many people did not see why we were together. They thought that we didn't have much in common. On the surface, that may be correct. However, our bonds went deeper than that. How we were raised was almost identical. We came together over shared suffering and deprivation. That made us stronger together. I tried to serve as your safety net. When you fell, I tried to catch you or soften the blow. You were always there trying to show me a brighter side of life. You helped get me through the most difficult period of my life. You left me the most precious gift that you had to give-Mikey and Sara. I will make one last promise to you. They will be taken care of and by my side until the end. In closing, I will invoke the words of the old hymn: " If we never meet again this side of Heaven, I will meet you on that beautiful shore."