What a beautiful eulogy. Friendships, such as yours and Ken's, don't come around all that often. Thank you for sharing just a few memories and reminding me of what a pleasure Ken was to have around.
I,of course, did not know Ken, but I am happy to have this post humus introduction. Your writing is always best when it is about life, and love, and places, and emotion. And in your writing we can all feel his goodness, his impact, and also his pain. We are better off for knowing the stories of ordinary people. And then there is the cancer part….the cancer part always gets to me. I want to hug his wife.
This is a wonderful tribute by a talented man to a treasured friend. I too, knew Ken in Omaha and you are right, he was so easy going and optimistic... Being around him I soon remembered what I had long forgotten... that having ambition was a good thing but being sincere in word and deed and caring about others were infinitely better qualities to embrace and embody. As you say Jim, Ken "was always out there on the morning side of the mountain where wonderful things began every day." On more than one occasion he brightened my day. ...a blessing to know him.
Very touching. Nice!
Thanks, David.
What a beautiful eulogy. Friendships, such as yours and Ken's, don't come around all that often. Thank you for sharing just a few memories and reminding me of what a pleasure Ken was to have around.
Thanks, Ann. I wish I'd have been more like him during my time in Omaha. But he changed me, eventually.
Anything I have an appreciation for I call that love...and that includes this piece of writing.
A lovely remembrance.
I,of course, did not know Ken, but I am happy to have this post humus introduction. Your writing is always best when it is about life, and love, and places, and emotion. And in your writing we can all feel his goodness, his impact, and also his pain. We are better off for knowing the stories of ordinary people. And then there is the cancer part….the cancer part always gets to me. I want to hug his wife.
She could use a hug from someone like you about now. Thanks for reading, Bridget.
Yes, friends should be remembered and their stories shared. I'm glad you did. I bet Ken is too.
I hope you are right, my friend. I really do.
This is a wonderful tribute by a talented man to a treasured friend. I too, knew Ken in Omaha and you are right, he was so easy going and optimistic... Being around him I soon remembered what I had long forgotten... that having ambition was a good thing but being sincere in word and deed and caring about others were infinitely better qualities to embrace and embody. As you say Jim, Ken "was always out there on the morning side of the mountain where wonderful things began every day." On more than one occasion he brightened my day. ...a blessing to know him.
Thanks, John, for thinking about him and sharing your thoughts. He made me a better man.