MR. ROY

What a crush I had on you. In my 4th grade mind, you were so handsome and perfect. I loved going to school each day. And I loved your "find the city" game we played on the big map. I cheated and looked them up in the dictionary.

30/365

AUDREY

Bad girl turns good girl. Not that you were all that bad. You could write a book on your life experiences. I have many memories of two high school girls hanging out with a bunch of guys. Who else would I ask to be my maid of honor?

25/365

VINCE

Your house was the hang-out... where we all congregated... when we really should have been at school. We were quite the group. Lots of great memories. One is doing homework at Denny's at 5:00 in the morning because you weren't going to graduate without it being done.

24/365

LORI

You never shaved your legs. You were a blond surfer chick - with hairy legs. But you weren't a freak show. More like a novelty. And I enjoyed our friendship. At the 10 year reunion, you were a mom and nurse. I wish we would have kept in touch.

20/365

JESSE

Sept. 5, 1906 - Feb. 26, 1996

I have a hanger that hangs in my closet that bears your name. I keep it there to be reminded of special times, of a grandpa who loved his grandkids and enjoyed spending time with them, of a man who was a wonderful role model for his family.

18/365

PAT

We were co-workers. The work load was made lighter by the laughter we all shared. You opened my eyes to the life of a gay man. Your sexual orientation didn't change the fact that you lived a pretty normal life. Therefore, you opened my mind and heart, too.

15/365

STEPHANIE

Wearing such thick glasses, it must have hurt deeply to have others tease and taunt you. Too bad they didn't really know you, like I did. We had such fun times together. The added bonus to our friendship was that you had a cute brother with cute friends.

12/365

SHIRLEY

I didn't have any experience with minority groups. Therefore I offended you when I claimed I was frightened and did not want to drive into a certain neighborhood. I wish you could have seen the situation through my eyes. You could have helped me instead of judging me.

9/365

MR. WALL

I took a typing test today and typed 77 words per minute, without any mistakes! You would be as proud of me now as you were of me over thirty years ago, in your typing class. You taught me so much more than typing in that class.

7/365

PATTY

You came into that third grade class the same day I did, half way through the school year. That made us instant friends. Our friendship only lasted a year, before I moved off once again, but that was just what that third grader needed - someone to call friend.

6/365

BIG DON

[Don Sr.]
August 20, 1936-2003

Such a terrible disease robbed you of your final years and took you away from us too early. But I have such wonderful memories of you and times spent together. I can still picture little Daniellita sitting on your lap as you read to her. Special grandpa love.

2/365

DON

You are my first and my last, my high school sweetheart, best friend, husband of 27 years, awesome father, ministry partner, and the kindest, friendliest, funniest, hardest working man I know. Thank you for making my life so wonderful. I love you more than one hundred white elephants.

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