The Mind of ~Ifer

Dear James,

I still remember the first day I met you.  Mike and I had just started dating, and I came down here to visit him for the first time.  You were the first of his friends that I met, and I was so very nervous.  I wanted you to like me, I wanted his friends to feel that we were a good thing.  I remember going into your apartment with Mike, and seeing you there, sitting at your computer, playing Star Wars.  I remember you made me laugh, you made me feel comfortable.

You have always been part of Mike’s life, my friend.  You were always there.  Even in the years when the two of you had falling outs, James was always in the background.  We would drive by your old apartment, and often, one of us would comment, “I wonder how James is doing”.  You were always in our minds.

There is no one else like you, James.  You had the ability to make my husband laugh when the rest of the world made him want to scream.  It was impossible to stay mad at you, because you would always say just the right thing at the right time to lighten the mood.

You left us today, and we already feel the loss.  We believe that we will see you again, my friend.  I think that right now, you are probably in Heaven making some insanely inappropriate comment and cracking everyone up.

Know that you will be missed, James.  You will never be forgotten, that place in our hearts will never be filled with anyone else.

We love you.

We miss you.

Our friend, James Hare, passed this afternoon.  He will be greatly missed and always remembered.  Please keep his family of friends in your thoughts and prayers.

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