Yes, we all have them. I met Joe when we were both 13. My family had just moved to a new town & I was just getting used to living in the country. This was in 1944, so I met Joe then. We hit it off right away. So the years passed, Joe went in the Air Force and I went in the National Guard. This was during the Korea so called Police action. We both married and had children. We met again later on. Joe just passed away I heard tonight age 94, I am 93. A real sad time for this old bugger. We were friends for over 80 years. Sorry for the rant, the screen got a bit blurry.
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Condolences on the loss of your friend. May he rest in peace and his family & friends find comfort and peace. God Bless. Don
My condolences on the loss of your friend.
Sorry to hear of your friend's passing. Rest in peace, Joe.
I too will add my condolences for your loss... the losses just feel different this time of year.
Ivan the Butcher
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My best friend (Walnutred) and I are at 52 years of pestering all the world and a few women.
Ivan
Ivan
Sorry for your loss.
Rest in Peace Joe
Wrangler Rich
US Veteran
So sorry for your loss, it takes being a friend to have one! He was fortunate to have you as his friend.
WR
WR
Losses like that never quite heal. I have a handful of friends that have been around for close to 60 years. A few have passed and it just kind of leaves a void that can't be filled. Sorry for your loss.
I have an old friend Peter who I've known since we were both 8 years old. We met at the local YMCA. Later on we ended up at the same junior high school and graduated from high school together in Ohio. We went off to college and grad schools separately, but we always kept in touch at least with Christmas cards. After a while both of us ended up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and I visited Pete and his family on occasion and we kept sending each other Christmas cards. He stayed in the Philadelphia area but I moved around to Maryland and the Gettysburg area.
Peter is now the president of a seminary in Philadelphia. One day a few years ago a received a phone call from Peter's secretary who said that he wanted to come out to see me if it was OK with me. I immediately said I would be very happy to see him.
Peter came out and we had lunch at a local diner. I asked him why he decided to come out to see me. He replied that out of all his old childhood friends I was the only one he knew of who was still alive.
Peter is a published author, and he gave me some of his books, with one inscribed "to my longest oldest childhood friend."
Peter is now the president of a seminary in Philadelphia. One day a few years ago a received a phone call from Peter's secretary who said that he wanted to come out to see me if it was OK with me. I immediately said I would be very happy to see him.
Peter came out and we had lunch at a local diner. I asked him why he decided to come out to see me. He replied that out of all his old childhood friends I was the only one he knew of who was still alive.
Peter is a published author, and he gave me some of his books, with one inscribed "to my longest oldest childhood friend."
forindooruseonly
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend, may he rest in peace. Says a lot about you and him to have a friendship for that long, that is something special. I hope you are taking care of yourself as well, that is a terrible thing to deal with.
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