Gretchen B
Super Boxer
On Friday, October 8, I lost my closest friend, neighbor, dog walker/sitter, and soulmate. His name was Michael. I always liked to say we had a "Will and Grace" type of relationship. We had been on vacation all week together, working on a brick patio at my house (we had taken vacation together last year and built a brick sidewalk at his house). We had dinner together every evening that last week of his life, some just the two of us and some with friends. On Friday, he didn't come over for coffee like he always does, and I thought that was strange, but I thought maybe he was tired and was sleeping in. Then he didn't show up for work. I had a key to his house, so his boss, his brother and I went to his house and found him dead in bed. The autopsy showed an enlarged heart. He was a big part of our neighborhood, he worked at the neighborhood diner, and he was always helping out people in the neighborhood. This was very unexpected and we are devastated. The dogs miss him, especially Jenna, who was totally in love with him. Tess hasn't sang her greeting song since he died. I miss him terribly. The funeral was lovely, lots of people, and great stories, but now it's back to normal, and my life just doesn't seem normal without him. Please say a prayer for Michael, he was truly one of a kind.
