There were so many poignant moments at the wake/funeral of my former boss and mentor Peter Torigian that I have lost count. I think the one that I will remember the longest is when his best friend, giving the eulogy, couldn't keep it together at the end. His voice cracked and broke as he said, "goodbye, dear friend, God bless" and then he turned away from the lectern. If he intended to say more, we'll never know what it was.
I have never seen more men wiping their eyes than I saw that day. No fake stoicism: we are all just completely brokenhearted at the loss of this man, and we don't mind showing it for the world to see.
Still, for all the sadness, there was a deep sense of homecoming and belonging. We were really drawn in and enveloped and comforted and it felt so warm.
I did virtually no homework. So it's gonna be a busy two days.
Posted by otto0114 at September 19, 2004 05:57 PM