KURT NEAL

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KURT NEAL Hey there Kurt...love you the whole world, one thing your dad and I noticed...you remain the same age, 21, when we see all your friends together, it made us realize, that you Kurt will never get older, sounds weird but it's true. Kurt, you sure have been busy this year, greeting everyone with that BIG smile of yours, some almost expected and some so surprising. Please know that you may be in Paradise, but you still are comforting people here on Earth. As your family, we too take comfort in the more people you have there with you. Kurt, you're our baby, you will always be our baby...remember how we always said that to you and Bart. We can't be with you now, knowing God, family and friends are there, watching over you, makes it bearable. Throughout the year there are so many things that we want to say to you. We need a direct line to Kurt. Kurt, if you had a phone you would call us, we could have a good gab session, you were a great communicator with your family and friends, old and new...One of your dearest friends mentioned to us that people say, as time goes on it gets easier', well she said, no way, it doesn't get any easier. Kurt you are so missed, maybe we are able to talk more freely, not freely because we've done that from day one, we can on some days get through a story without having to stop to wipe away the flood of tears, but not always, those flood gates are still so close to the surface and we know they always will be. Bart took you on vacation again this year, there you were tucked safely in his passport folder, you're his guardian angel, together always. FOUR celebrations in your honour of your life, you would absolutely love to be here. All coming together because we all loved you and still love you so much...each of us leaning on each other. All that love in one area at one time, gives us the strength to get through another year without you. On occasion we will find a book with your writing in it, doesn't matter if it's just a number, a word...we cherish that small part of you, hang on to it, life sure is precious, who would have ever thought we would love to gaze at your chicken scratching, just like your dad. On occasion someone will use your name accidently when referring to one of us and we just love it. You sure touched a lot of peoples lives in your 21 years, we still are meeting people that knew you. Grasping on to their connection with you, loving every small story they have. Bart is doing an excellent job being there for his/your parents/us, more and more he realizes how much we need him, WE COULD NOT SURVIVE WITH OUT HIM and WOULD NOT WANT TO SURVIVE WITHOUT HIM. We say that all the time, people don't like our honesty. We would so love to hear from you, a sign, a dream, we have to learn to be patient, one day we will all be together in time. Where do we stop writing our letter to you? Another one of your friend's said, you are always in my mind.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 26, 2009