Sunday, January 8, 2023
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My brother Bill
Marce and I have found the last few weeks very hard. We really feel bad for Vickie, Jeff, Lindsey and your grand children and we hope they will be OK. I still find it hard to believe that you have actually left here. I can still remember a lot of what took place with you and me when we were just kids. I have a lot of great memories that will never leave me. You were great at everything – hunting, fishing, hockey, etc. even when you were a teenager. When I finished college I took a job that had me moving back and forth across Canada for the next 42 years and a lot of what we had together was put on hold. We did communicate with texts and phone calls in the last while but that was never the same as seeing you again. You stuck with fishing and hunting and you would send me pictures that I loved to see. I went hunting once with you when we both lived at home but as I recall it didn’t take long for you to take the rifle away from me as I had no clue what I was doing. When I finished working and traveling I went back to playing guitar and writing songs – I wrote one for you after you sent me the message about the problem you were having. It starts like this
He goes hunting – and I play guitar
We used to live close, but I moved so far
He goes fishing – and I write some songs
Used to see him, but now it’s so long
Now everyday my mind things of him
And with everyday my thoughts do not dim
It is so hard being this far away
And I pray to God – please make him OK
Things did not work out for you or your family and I am very sad about that. But I do know that you are one of those guys who would likely be talking to God now.
I will always love you Bill
Dave
