Two years ago today, we lost our friend John

Missy Vixen

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Mon Feb-13-06 08:38 PM
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Two years ago today, we lost our friend John

I love Valentine's Day, but I dread it. Two years ago, it took on a new meaning. It's now the weekend we lost our friend.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=avalanche14m&date=20040214&query=John+Miner

I wish everyone here could have known him. I have no idea what his politics were, but he was one of the more outstanding people I have ever had the pleasure to know. John was a curmudgeon. At the same time, he'd make you laugh till you cried. He LOVED being a cop. He always put others first. He was a guy in his 50's who listened to Metallica and climbed mountains for fun. I always thought he was immortal.

We miss him. Every Valentine's Day week, we're reminded that it's one more year without him.

Julie

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bigwillq

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Mon Feb-13-06 08:42 PM
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1. He sounds like a great guy.

Edited on Mon Feb-13-06 08:42 PM by bigwillq

I am very sorry for your loss. :hug:

My mom lost her Uncle Sonny on Valentine's Day weekend like 15 years ago. She was like her father since her father died when she was 15.
Whenever V-Day comes around, I think of Uncle Sonny.

:hug:

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Missy Vixen

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Mon Feb-13-06 09:44 PM
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6. I'm sorry for your loss, too

:hug: to you and your mom. I hope you're remembering all the great things about him today.

Julie

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happyasaclam

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Mon Feb-13-06 08:42 PM
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2. I'm sorry for your loss

I'm sure that he would be happy to know his memory lives on in such a loving way.

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applegrove

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Mon Feb-13-06 08:42 PM
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3. Sad day for you.

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Suich

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Mon Feb-13-06 09:22 PM
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4. I remember reading about that

I'm so sorry you lost your friend.

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Blue Diadem

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Mon Feb-13-06 09:22 PM
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5. I'm sorry about the loss of your friend Julie,

Valentines Day has become bittersweet for me too. Ten years ago tonight, shortly after midnight, my Mother died.

Your friend John sounds like quite a guy. He died way too young.

Our loved ones may have departed the earth but they will always live in our hearts.

:hug:

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Missy Vixen

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Mon Feb-13-06 09:46 PM
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7. This is the truth

>Our loved ones may have departed the earth but they will always live in our hearts.<

I'm so sorry for your loss as well. I know that your mom is still watching over you. (She's probably there with my mom, who's trying to get me to eat more vegetables and put on a sweater...)

:hug:

Julie

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