MICHAEL HENRY McKEE BOYD

Oh, Michael.
It was so sad. It still is so sad.

I often wake to the horrible realization that you are gone forever. I often feel my heart skip a beat as I remember that you are dead just seconds after I feel the need to call you. I often wonder if, as Executor, I am doing what you wanted me to do in the manner you expected me to do it and in the way that you deserve to be honoured.

I still find it difficult to believe that 5 minutes after you said goodbye to your son, our lives changed forever. I still find it difficult to believe that you were killed in a head-on car collision.

You were beautiful, Michael. Your laugh could fill a room. You were solid and reliable and compassionate. You cared for all of us in a way that few are ever cared for. You were the greatest brother I could have ever asked for, have ever known. You loved us well and you were well loved.

Although I am comforted by my childhood belief that you are with those we loved and lost before you, I am mostly comforted by the belief that I was oh, so fortunate to have known you.

You once wrote to me "never forget... the only thing in this life that is certain and constant is how much I love you. Across the country, through time zones, I'll always be here for you." I know you are, Mike. I know you are.

I love you, too.
Sandra

Submitted by: Sandra Boyd