August 7, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY
Dear Gary,
I was woken up the night before last by the thought of your birthday. At first, I felt something akin to joy, and then I remembered......
For a moment I thought how hard your birthday will be for all of us. And then I remembered something else: how celebration was something you thrived on, something you honored for each and every one of us during our birthdays, our events. And I know you would have never wanted this day to mean pain or sorrow to those of us who loved you.
Instead of grieving, you would have wanted us to celebrate. So, dear brother, even though there is an infinite sadness and so much will be unspoken, we will indeed celebrate your birthday,
I promise we will laugh, be amused, look at this day through your eyes and smile and find something to rejoice. In your honor.
For you.
Happy birthday, Wooly Man. I will love you forever.
