A couple of days ago as my wife and I were cleaning… I ran across the keys to Tom’s old apartment. He gave us a copy when we visited him several years ago so we would remember we were always welcome. We had such a good time with him visiting all the sites of New York. He was a gracious host. CJ proposed to me on that visit.. Tommy took the picture capturing that moment.
There have been so many important moments in my life.. And Tom was a part of most of them. He did my hair and makeup for my senior prom, we moved him to Austin. We moved him back from Austin to Dallas, he showed me how to really decorate a Christmas tree… And actually gave me my 1st tree in my 1st apartment, he was there at my 1st wedding, he gave me decorating ideas for my first house, he held my child as an infant, he encouraged me after my divorce, he encouraged me as I came out of the closet myself… He took the picture of CJ’s marriage proposal to me and celebrated the moment with us, he played piano at the home we live in now… And there are countless moments in between. There was laughing.. So so much laughter. There were tears from both sides. There was admiration of are… And so many evenings listening to him play the piano. So so many cherished memories.
New memories may be postponed until another time… But I can and will continue to honor my friend in my life.
Tommy… I hope you know how much you continue to be loved.
