Thursday Thirteen

There are some people who I really wish I could talk to just one more time...

Thirteen people who I miss terribly

1. Paul - He taught me to play guitar and was like a second dad to me. There are so many times I wish that I could talk to him.

2. Judy - She was the regular on the route that I now carry when I first started working for the post office. I was her sub. We shared the same birthday. There are often times when I think of things that I'd love to talk to her about. I know she'd understand.

3. Uncle Ray - He used to stay at our house a lot when I was little. He teased the hell out of me. It wasn't until I was much older that I realized this was his way of saying "I love you." He passed away over twenty years ago at a very young age, so we had very little time spent together as adults. I just wish that I could tell him how special he was to me.

4. Cindy - A friend of our family who had very little, but always had something to give.

5. Charlotte - My cousin who was brutally murdered along with my aunt and uncle in 1970. I can barely remember her face now, but what I do remember is a young woman who would take the time to play with a silly little girl...

6. My maternal grandfather, Rudolf - He passed away when I had just turned 6. I wish that we had more time to spend together.

7. Robert - An older gentleman who used to live on my route. He was such a tease! And such a sweetie.

8. Marcella - A sweet lady who never let the difficulties of life get her down. She always had something to say to make me smile.

9. My paternal grandmother, Anna - I am told that I resemble her. I do not know. She was gone before I was a year old. I wish I could have known her...

10. My paternal grandfather, Elmer - Also gone while I was but a wee one. I never got the chance to know him either...

11. Michelle - A sweet girl whose husband was a friend of "the estranged one." We often talked of doing things together, but never actually got around to doing them.

12. Whitey - Also one of my postal customers. He loved to do woodwork. I miss seeing him and his creations in his backyard.

13. Mike - My friend's husband. I still wouldn't tell him that my youngest son wasn't named after him, though. It would break his heart.

"While we're here we shouldn't waste a day of life to say I love you
It's now that I just wish so much to see you eye to eye..."
~ Klaus Meine ~