Old Guard Whosers

12.2.03

 
February 11 is a melancholy day for me. My very very very best friend in the whole world, Hilary, would have been 35 today. (She died Thanksgiving Day of 2000, in a bizarre accident involving her medicine cabinet.)
She was a wonderful woman, kind, gentle, yet tough as nails when she needed to be. She was the only woman I've ever seriously thought of proposing marriage to. And she was a huge Whose Line fan, too. (in the pre-Whoser era) You would have liked her.
Two and a half years after she died, I still miss her dearly. And the happy memories have just about flooded out the pain of losing her.

This song was played at her memorial service.

Dear Friend by Union
Dear friend the day you left me
I don't why
and your life was way too precious
you touched the sky
Dear friend I know you'll hear me
If I close my eyes
And when I dream about you
"I will always be alive" (be alive)

And if I feel you near me
I will realize (realize)
You'll answer all the questions
From the other side...

Lay hands on...lay hands on...lay hands on me
If you want...if you need...you can lay your hands on me
If you want...if you need...you can keep your faith in me

We saw the world together
Traveled many miles
And you left the stage with laughter
I'll always be alive (be alive)

And if I hear your thunder
I will realize (realize)
The voices make me wonder
How we lived our lives...

In the story of your life
So much bigger than the fight


Joe 3:37:00 AM