Reply #51: Someone I never met...

[Cabcere]

My mom's mom died at the age of thirty-six from leukemia. My mom was only twelve at the time (and the oldest of three children), and although my (step-)grandmother is a wonderful person whom I love very much, I've always wondered what it would be like if my mom's mom hadn't died so young. My mom always says that I remind her of her mother (in terms of personality) and that we would have gotten along great, and it makes me sad - especially with Mothers' Day coming up soon - that my own mother had to know such a terrible loss at such a young age. So I think if I could bring one person back, it would probably be her, although it's really hard to choose...

Some others I would want to still be alive:
- My great-grandparents. Both wonderful, kind, loving, and fun people, and the perfect example of what a marriage should be. They truly loved each other and stayed together through all kinds of hard times, including health problems, financial troubles, property destruction, and the loss of all of their children over the years. I was probably closer to them than to any of my grandparents, and even so I wish I had gotten to know them better. Still, I consider myself very lucky that I got a good fifteen years with them both.
- My friend Danny. Most of you probably remember me posting about his death in Iraq in February of this year, and not a day goes by that I don't think of him. He shouldn't have been killed before his twentieth birthday...he should have lived a long and happy life. He was a great friend, and I know he would've made a wonderful husband and father someday if he had lived long enough. The world is a darker and colder place without him.
- The dad of one of my friends.nto The Beatles, so his death had a pretty big impact on me. "Here Comes The Sun" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" are two of my favorite Beatles songs ever.
- I'm sure there are many others, but I'm going to stop here and (maybe) go do something productive. Peace.