Monday, March 26, 2018
I'm very sad to learn of Doreen's passing. My condolences to her family. We didn't know each other, but I must have a phone # close to her loved one. For the last few years, every couple of months, Doreen would call me, by mistake. I began to recognize the name and number, and most would go the same: She ask for someone or ask a question; I would tell her she had the wrong number, she would laugh and apologize, I would laugh and tell her no problem. I came to enjoy those few seconds, having lost my own mother barely two years ago, I really miss her calls and Doreen's gave me the vivid memory of that back, out of the blue, if only briefly. I consider her call on just this past Saturday night a parting gift, and I so wish I had shared this with her. I had intended to the next time she called. So when I saw her name today, I was crushed. It's strange how our lives can be touched by people we've never met. Rest in peace, Doreen. Say hi to my mom.
