Sadness

Today we attended the celebration of life of our best friend, Ili, pictured as my blip entry (yes, I know: it wasn’t taken today).

We’ve known her and her husband well over 40 years — in fact, they were my first American friends after i came to this country. She was taken from all of us by a drunk driver in a head on collision on Memorial weekend.

The ceremony was bitter sweet with participants highlighting how they knew Ili and how they will remember her. In every case, she was described as a person who was always “there” for everyone — unconditionally.

She was much loved and is much missed by everyone…