Brian Guerette
My friend Brian Guerette died last Sunday. The Nashua Telegraph has their obituary here:
The picture above was taken the day after Thanksgiving in November 2006. I had just bought a new camera, and wanted to try it out with some simple landscape pictures. I gave Brian a call to see if he may be interested.
Brian, as usual, was excited for my phone call. He insisted we go to a local pond that he knew rather well. Brian, myself, and my yellow lab Molson piled in the car and off we went.
Well, the pond really spoke to myself and Molson — Molson went for a nice swim, and I soaked up every last sight and smell that late fall day had to offer. Today, it’s one of my favorite spots to go to when I wish to connect with my spiritual self.
Brian shared so many great spots around town with me. Mountain biking in Mine Falls will always remind me of him.
Today, upon hearing the news, I struggled with every last bit of emotional energy to make it to that magical pond. The same pond Brian took me to. To embrace that connection with myself that Brian always reminded me about. I’m so glad I did.
Brian, I thank you for all your kind words, your great friendship, and your keen ability to recognize the things that really matter. I’m going to miss you so so much.
3 responses so far ↓
1 linda leggio // Jun 22, 2010 at 11:34 pm
thank you so much for writing such beautiful words Brian’s mom read it from my fb and said you are very kind…i was his other half…i loved him so very much and will always …thank you for being a great friend to him
linda
2 Anand Dhingra // Jun 23, 2010 at 6:12 am
Linda, thank you for the kind words. I loved Brian very much as well. While we only saw each other every few months, each time we chatted or got together it was as if we never missed a beat. His enthusiasm and support were always so striking and memorable.
I will see you this evening.
3 Dan Hebert // Sep 20, 2010 at 2:11 pm
I only found out a couple weeks ago after moving into a new place with a roommate; Brian had lived there with him up until he died. I was really dejected. He was a great person and really took an interest in me when I began attending groups regularly.