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Sunday, October 19, 2008

John remembered

It has been so long since I've posted and this may seem an odd thing to post about, but...

About 4 nights ago I dreamt of dear friend who passed away about a year ago I think (Oh, my Gosh! Sarah Rees Lee reminded me that it was actually 4 years ago. Wow! how time flies). In my dream, we were young again, at some church activity, smiling and happy. Nothing really happened in the dream. It was just him and me and his brother Rob and Jen Bailey and some of the old gang, having a good time.

I have no idea why I dreamt of him, but it brought me to a remembrance of all the good times we had. For those who read this and don't know who he is... This is John!

John was a fun loving, happy, good looking guy whom everyone seemed to love. I always had a good laugh with him around. I knew John through church, though he was maybe a good 3 years younger than me. I was also privileged to work with him at Steak'n Shake for a while. I loved it when we would get to work together. He brought so much fun to the work place.

I remember one time after work, I was supposed to drive him home. We ended up trespassing on the golf course his father managed and 'borrowed' a golf cart and drove around the course together. Then we went to the golf course pool and 'modestly skinny dipped'. After we were done there, we drove over to the elementary school and climbed onto the top of the school building and sat there talking on the roof and watching cars goes by until early in the morning. He was easy to talk to and so fun to be around. Granted, he didn't always make the best choices in life (who doesn't), but he had a good heart and I often smile when I am reminded of him, like in my dream the other night.

So to all those who know him, I hope this brought good memories of him for you. For all those who don't, know that you missed out on knowing a wonderful person. I wish I had a picture to share, but I gave them to his dear mother to be remembered.

I miss you John!

1 comments:

Jen Bailey said...

Cheryl,
Ah...thank you for this post. It was actually 5 years ago that he died. I cried for weeks after his death until I finally put away his picture (which was on the funeral program which I kept on my dresser). It's good to be reminded of his goodness and fun personality. Thank you.