you will not slip my memory

i will remember you for so many reasons - i guess i will write about the qualities that i'm sure i'm not the only one appreciated about you!
i felt comfortable and accepted around you even though i didn't know you for long.  your personality made me feel like i was welcome and what i had to say was meaningful and mattered.  i realize now that you were so welcoming and accepting of everybody that was blessed to know you.  the acceptance you gave to others is what you wanted so badly from others.  i didn't get close enough with you to talk about who didn't accept you which is why you gave to others what you craved so much.  you forgot about not being accepted because you spent all your time making sure others never felt how you felt.
i felt like i could talk about almost anything with you and trust that it wouldn't make its way back to me.  not only that but that you actually cared about what i had to say and felt honored with the chance to prove your trustworthiness.  i didn't know you long enough to get too deep but i know why you listened so well - because you wanted somebody to trust.  along with listening - you would ask about the subject we talked about the next time we saw each other.  even simple little things were things you remembered and cared enough to offer yourself as a friend again.  you did this because you wanted somebody to listen to you because they wanted to and cared enough to make sure you were doing better the next day too.
you enjoyed making a sad face turn into a smiling face.  it seemed to bother you if somebody was unhappy and you would honestly do everything you could to help them feel better.  you did this because you were sad too and helping somebody else feel happy made you feel better.  you would even make fun of yourself so somebody else could lose a sad mood.
i only knew you for a short amount of time but i will never forgot how cool you were.  we had a lot in common but lived completely different lives.  
all that aside you were one of the many people that have been in my life - and you stood out! i was really sad to hear the bad news and that you were alone.  the one thing you worked so hard so others wouldn't feel (being alone).  i know that  your heart hurt - i heard you talk about the ones you loved.  sometimes our life situations get in the way of real friendships and we lose trust.  i never wanted you to think i was calling because i wanted something - so i never called.
anyway,  i regret not keeping in touch and being a friend you could call that day (or the days leading up to that day).
you were a very nice person with a great personality and extremely talented.  i wish success wasn't so difficult for you.  
you are missed and remembered by many!
rip - pg