Essays: Death of a friend 12 Articles

by Melanie Grimes

Did you hear us call your name? The helicopters flew for days, chopping the air with anxious eyes. Where were you? Did you know the land and sky was filled with hopeful searchers. When they returned without you, did you ...read more

by Rick Ellis

"Soot" My old friend Donald "Soot" Wells was recently found dead on the beach at San Onofre, California. He Was fifty-eight years of age. I spent more time at Soot's house on Michigan St. in Oceanside than I did at m...read more

by John Meuse

Never Enough Time It has been 6-1/2 years since he died. Long enough to put everything in perspective but not nearly long enough to come to terms with it. I always thought we'd have more time. Bill and I met shortl...read more

by kerrymichaelwood

My wife and I met John and Rita about 30 years ago. John and I discovered that we both had been born on April 24, 1938. Friendship developed. We played bridge and tennis together and became the nucleus of a biking group ...read more

by Myrna Writewood

Death of a friend, is something that we don't want to think about, but we do when it happens. We think of them, we hope that they are in a better place, free from pain. Then it makes you think about whether there's an...read more

by Ann Johnson

Do you ever get over the death of a friend? I am not sure, as it has now been 9 months since one of my closest friends passed away and it's not getting any easier yet. We can say it was prematurely, but I guess it really w...read more

by Robin Landry

I am not well acquainted with death. I find that this can be both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing in the sense that nearly all of the people who mean the most to me remain as a part of my world on "this side." ...read more

by Tongiaki Falakiko

Death of a friend. When I grew up, the only friend I knew was Eduwa. He was the son of our next door neighbour.Forteen years we spent time together, laughed and shared everything we had together. He treated me as his...read more

by Jennifer Hall

I lost a really good friend of mine in 1992. I was thirteen years old, at the time. I never thought that I would recover from that. He was the first friend that I had ever lost. And, it was the first death I ever had to...read more

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by Cat Tackling

I stepped out onto my front porch, the sun was shining, and I as well as the birds were so happy that spring had finally arrived. I closed my eyes and lifted my face to take in the heat from the sun. My neighbor of twenty ...read more

by Tammy A

Death is the beginning of another life, continued in heaven. I used to think death should not be a sad affair. Innocent as I was, or maybe just a little numb to the world, I remembered feeling as-a-matter-fact that one ...read more

by Melissa Lawler

We met January 1, 1977. I was thirteen and he was thirty. Who could know that this was the beginning of a friendship that lasted almost 30 years. A friendship that has extended beyond his death three years ago. Russell was...read more