From Melody

WOW. I need a lot of big deep breaths. My mind is going through images of
your house in azusa, your roommates, the pool table, your room, your
playlist, your posters, your basket of freshly-laundered towels (I still
don't get it!!!), your curly hair, your littly tooshy, your smile and your
laughter. I don't want to sound cliche, AT ALL, but really, I have such
vivid memories of your laughter and smile, maybe because that's what I saw
the most of!

Some of my favorite memories of you, which I hope are some of your favorites
of us:

Driving up to Julian for some apple pie, but finding the "Cats Cats CATS!"
store instead. I still have that picture...MEOW!
Playing pool...again and again, until i won! (well, until you let me
believe I won fair and square)
Laying on your big bed just listening to so many new songs....
Inviting you over to our mod, only to dress up with becky in the ugliest
clothes we could find and give you a care package to get you better again!
you were so unamused...
Watching Spinal Tap until it was unhealthy for any normal person. maybe
eleven times...
Going to the Huntington Library and playing cards in the grass. "FER DA
DUCKS!"


The memories go on, as I am sure they do for many of you who knew dan. but
to dan: i will forever guard closely the time I shared with you. I count it
such a privilege that you let me in to your world as you did. You were
honest with me. You let me see you as you were. You laughed with me. You
loved me. You valued me. You listened to me. You cared for me. And I
cried with you. I struggled through tough questions with you. I laughed
till my face hurt with you. I made up jokes with you. I ached with you.
I lived more fully with you in my life.

Thank you Daniel James Boatwright. Thank you for showing me how to laugh,
how to love, how to live. Thank you for sharing your life with mine. I
will never let our memories die.