On 7/18/05, Dave Lukes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I hope seeing our names on the absent friends list lets his friends
> > and family know that in some way he made an impression on us.
> 
> That's exactly why I'm doing it.


Yeah, my Dad was found in about the same way as Boyd back in 2000.  I
had the unhappy job of calling all his friends up in his address book
and telling them the news.  It was hard, I had to take a lot of breaks
and such.

However when the time came for the funeral I was very honestly touched
by the number of people who travelled to come out and pay respects to
my dad and our family.  Some of these people I knew from a very young
age and had almost forgotten.  Many of them I never knew at all. 
Still for a guy who felt so lonely, and he did, he really wasn't that
alone at all.

It's a good reminder for the rest of us I suppose.

Dave

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