Chibi Halo
I know people have to die eventually but there will always be those people who you just know will always be around because you can never picture them dying. I guess that isn't true anymore for one of my dad's good friends. He helped him so much when it came to the home building industry in the late Seventies and early Eighties during the financial crisis with his state lobbying position for the area home builder's associations. That's how we came to know him and how he came to be in our lives for decades.
But the thing is, he wasn't just my dad's good friend he was a friend of the entire family. He was a part of my growing up as I remember spending Saturday afternoons with his family at Illinois football games. I got to know his grandchildren, spend an afternoon at their pool in high school, and we even spent New Year's eve on the beach together in Florida before he became sick in recent years.
My sister and her family live a mile from their house and when I drive to their neighborhood I always take the route that passes by their house. It's going to feel different knowing he's not going to be there anymore. I'm definitely a little teary eyed today.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I too have lost loved ones, too many to think about. You will always hold his sweet memory close to your heart; you'll take comfort in the years that you spent with him and his family; a bitter sweetness of the cherished moments you shared. My heart goes out to you, Chibi.
I'm sure you've heard this before and I'm not sure if you'll take solace in my saying of this, but just remember he isn't in pain anymore; he isn't suffering or sick. He still is very much alive in the hearts of his family and friends, of those who he cherished and were very dear to him. Treasure his memory and he'll never be forgotten.
heart You're not alone in your state of grief, my dear.
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