The Loss of a Friend

I ended up crying myself to sleep last night.  It’s so hard losing a friend so young. Even though we only worked together for three summers and then became FB friends, he made such a huge impact on my life.  If it wasn’t for him, I would have never discovered my passion for Lighting and Light Design in theater.  Back in 1999 we both applied to work for an outdoor theater in NC (The Lost Colony).  He applied for lighting and I applied for sound.  Somehow they mixed up our resumes and I got put in lighting and he got put in sound.  We didn’t discover the mix up until a couple weeks into the rehearsal of the show.  But I discovered my love for lights and he discovered his love for sound.  

He was also the first guy I ever kissed.  We were at a party, everyone doing “e” and he kissed me.  I had always been attracted to guys, but had never done anything.  So he gave me that first experience. 

After I had moved back to CT, we lost touch for a while until finding each other on Facebook.    That was about 2 years ago.  Unfortunately he was already diagnosed with brain cancer and had tumors growing.  It was so tough watching him deteriorate these past 2 years.  He had such a beautiful soul.  He always had a positive outlook.  Even to the end.

Now he has taken his final march to a better place.  No more pain.  No more suffering.  He will be remembered.