On November 8, 2009, I received the regrettable news of the passing of a very close friend and classmate. Jeremy D. King passed away suddenly while he was working at St. John's Regional Hospital here in Joplin, MO. He was 35 years old.
I had the honor and privilage in going to school with him and graduating with him from Carl Junction High School back in 1992. Since that time we had been able to maintain a very close relationship, talking or texting almost every single day. He was the kindest and most sincere person I had ever met, which made him my obvious choice to be my best man when I was married in 1996. When my marriage dissolved in 2007, he was there to help me through the difficult times. Not only was he just like a brother to me, but he was a fixture in my whole entire family as I am to his.
This loss has not only affected his family or myself and my family, but on our entire graduating class of 1992 as well. Once the news got out about Jeremy's death, our class immediatley got together, pitched in, and arranged for flowers to be delivered to Parker's Mortuary here in Joplin. All the extra money that was left over from the collection for the floral arrangement was donated to the Central City Christian Church (Jeremy's church) for their building fund in his name.
As I sit back and remince about the good and bad times that we shared, I have a sense of pride and loss all at the same time. The pride is for having one of the best friends that I will ever have. The loss, well that's self explanatory.
Today Jeremy's body was laid to rest at Union Cemetary in Galena, KS. This world has lost a true gentleman in every since of the word. I lost my best friend. The Carl Junction graduating class of 1992 lost a wonderful classmate. However, heaven gained one her angels.
Goodbye Jeremy, I will miss you!!!
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Reading this broke my heart. I know the pain you feel, as I lost someone just as close to me when I was younger. Although it may not seem like it now, the pain will ease with time. That doesn't mean you will ever forget your friend, but someday, it won't hurt as much as it does now.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear that. What a lovely memorial you have written to respect his memory. I'm sorry that he was taken at such a young age, that always makes it harder. I'm sending prayers your way.
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