"Chef Juke" > wrote in message
...
> All,
>
> The loss of our friend Hound had me thinking a lot this weekend,
> especially about how we can connect with people that we have never
met
> in person and still feel their loss. A few years back, a gal on an
> email list I am on was killed in a hit & run accident. As the
> majority of the people on that email list lived in the SF Bay area,
> there were a number whom I had never met in person, including Jenni,
> the gall who was killed.
>
> Below is a message I wrote at the time, which I think has some
direct
> correlation to what I thought and felt when I heard that Hound had
> passed on.
>
<snipped too long to quote>

I fully concur with Chef Juke. My family prefers to rejoice in the
remembrance of friendship rather then dwell on the pain of loss.
It's not that we belittle the loss in any way. We just feel like we
would be making light of a valued relationship by putting away
pictures and memories. Hound will be sorely missed and I for
one will remember him fondly.

Brick