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(74.239.244.220) on 1/17/2007 - 11:59 a.m. says: ( 62 views
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Dear Ones:
I understand that you are learning from many people whom you’ve never met that Jeremy affected many, many people and that many friends are out here grieving with you. I hope it is okay to send this email. I will take my chances on that.
I am another of the real life folks who knew Jeremy only through the football message boards. After bantering back and forth a few times over the years on the boards, Jeremy emailed me one day. I had written something about my love of New Orleans and the Katrina tragedy around the time of the Saint’s Monday night game. He liked it and emailed me to talk about it. I was surprised because our few board discussions had been pretty sarcastic. (In some ways, he and I had the same style in that we loved to jump into the fray and we were both pretty caustic if needed – though neither of us really took it personally or seriously).
We traded emails back and forth over the next several days with him giving me ideas of what to do when in the area and what-not. Later, he emailed me again to see whether we had visited and how our stay was. I was struck that he took the time to initiate the “conversations” since we had been almost antagonistic toward each other on the message boards. I realized what a good guy he was and that he was not the firebrand I had thought. Jeremy was obviously very bright and engaging but his emails also reflected kindness and thoughtfulness. For some reason, he just struck a chord with me. I have no doubt we would have continued the conversation.
When I learned of his passing, I cried. It’s hard to describe the effect Jeremy’s passing is having on me. We didn’t email that many times or over that long a period of time. Yet, I feel the loss deeply - as if a friendship in its infancy has been lost. Jeremy and I would have hit it off immediately had we had the chance to meet in person. So here I am, sharing in your pain.
Jeremy has left a legacy with me: I will remember with increased fervor that there are no strangers out there. We are all brothers.
God Bless you and give you peace.
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