Patrish:
As we get older we loose more and closer freinds, and it does not get any easier. But, our friends who have died come to occupy a different place in our lives. You come to share your life with their memories. When something that my father would have loved, like the skithering over the election happens, I find I share this with my fathers memory - I find myself having little conversations with him in my mind. The initial pain is huge, but dealing with death is the only way to get through this rare and precious life. All your family of Mudcatters send you our best and assure you that as the pain dulls, the memories become richer.
I know all join in wishing you all the best,
Larry