Rose wrote:
<Does anyone know what yesterday was? It was one year ago that Wally Breese
passed away>
Rose, you are a sweetie for remembering our dear Wally.I thought about
this upcoming 'anniversary' a few weeks ago, then had to work alot lately &
forgot on the 3rd.I remember when he first told me about his illness &
upcoming surgery, I didn't believe it-- he had recently sent me pictures of
himself looking so healthy & happy it was hard to believe.And even after he
knew he was ill, he was like a man on a mission, devoting himself to getting
the site up & running and then maintaining it, all while undergoing chemo.What
an incredible human being he was--I was grateful to have known him as long as
I did.
I agree with the Rev Vince, that was " one of the classiest and kindest
acts she could have done", having Wally over to her home. Sometime before
that, when he was still very ill, he went on tour with her for 3 weeks, and
had to be given painkillers to get through it, but I remember he told me it
was all worth it, just to be with her and get to know her.It was a
fullfillment of a dream for him, yet bittersweet, because he knew how ill he
was.But as a mother, I tried to explain to him how deep her gratitude must be,
and told him that he had given her the greatest gift possible,and she would
always be indebted to him.
I choose to remember him as he was in a photo he sent me, standing
outside Joni's mansion, years before he actually met her, looking handsome and
healthy, with that great big grin of his, happy just to be near HER. Little
did he know then how completley his dream would be realized...rest peacefully,
my friend, you will always be alive in my heart.
Peace,
Megan
