We miss you, sweet Cousin.

John will always be one of my favorite cousins.  He gave me the idea of writing all my dreams in a notebook.  I have kept this habit for over four years.

I met John in 1986 when he worked at K Mart. I gave him my number when I went through the check out. We dated for a while and then we parted but our friendship was still there. I miss him every day. I would call him and we would talk, laugh, and I had the best friend anyone could ask for. I'm heartbroken and I feel I don't have closure. He was my friend,  my everything.  

I cannot pinpoint a date when I first met John, because he was my first cousin. I can definitely say that I have known him since infancy. I always remember John being patient with me. He would play games with me even though he was four years older than me.

I met Johnny in mid-2020 and immediately felt like I had known him my entire life. We worked together on a few projects through the rest of 2020 and the first part of 2021 when I unfortunately was relocated to another location. We would talk for hours and he always had interesting stories, life experiences, and takes on what was happening in the world. He was so very easy to talk to and I found myself looking forward to the one day a week we would meet up for work related projects. We still stayed in touch for a few months after I moved away but life and work eventually caused us to lose touch with each other. When I had heard of his passing I was taken back because of how vibrant and healthy he seemed just a couple years earlier. I am so sorry for the loss of Johnny, he will forever be missed.

I miss my sweet cousin and talking to him on the telephone.