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To: KLP who wrote (423684)	4/27/2011 1:01:03 PM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793524

KLP: I have been reading the many tributes to MPH. I am impressed with the depth of meaning in each of these remembrances. I am reminded of a tribute from another source that moved me deeply when I read it. I have, since coming across it, used it many times to remind my friends who have suffered loss that there are many sides to grief. The tribute comes from an unlikely source. It is from Jimmy Buffett's novel A SALTY PIECE OF LAND spoken by a character in the novel on the death of a dear friend. It goes as follows: … I was suddenly overwhelmed by the loss of my dear friend, and I began to cry. It only lasted a minute, and then I wiped my eyes, blew my nose, and recovered my composure with a few deep breaths. “Old friend,” Ix-Nay said, “grief is like the wake behind a boat. It starts out as a huge wave that follows close behind you and is big enough to swamp and drown you if you suddenly stop moving forward. But if you do keep moving, the big wake will eventually dissipate. And after a long enough time, the waters of your life get calm again, and that is when the memories of those who have left begin to shine as bright and as enduring as the stars above.” Somewhere between the waves of grief and the heaven full of shining memories, my life suddenly made sense. I said farewell to my old friend and turned my pony toward the shore. From A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett, page 474 Do feel free to share this with MPH's friends and relatives if you feel it is appropriate to do so.