I’d already donated to the GoFundMe campaign for Gemma Parry, wife of my old schoolmate Tom Parry who died in a fatal accident on Glen Nevis when, today, I wrote an email to our old friend Bart, and messaged another school friend, Jerry, on LinkedIn, reminiscing about that friendship and wondering a little about the meaning of such an irregular but surprisingly deep friendship.
I know I’ve mentioned COVID a lot over the last couple of posts, but it did affect my mental capacity to write, but also to think and feel: donating to a web site was simple enough, but only today, now that I’m getting somewhat better, was I able to write to Bart and Jerry, and to recognise a deeper sense of loss.
RIP Tom, lad, you strange, humorous, thoughtful and gentle friend.
