IN MEMORIAM
Margaret "Peggy" Hughes
I just got notice that a very good friend - and one of the few true friends I had - passed away today. She and I had met twice in person, after connecting via an online dating service, but we both soon realized that "we" were never meant to be. We did become, however, very good friends for the last few years.
Peggy and I shared a love for photography, and I'll never forget the one boat trip we took together, to photograph one of the few remaining bayhouses of Long Island; or the Fourth of July BBQ at your home in Seaford, before you moved further east.
My heart goes out to her family and friends. I'd meant to send her a text yesterday - just to see how she was doing, as we hadn't communicated in a while - but I got distracted with life and living; or something "more important" came up; or I just plain forgot. And now it's too late - too late to say goodbye.
Peggy, I'm sorry. I should have texted, or called, or sent you an email. But I didn't. I'd pray for you, but I don't believe in prayer. You do - and I hope all of you're prayers have been answered. The best I can do now is be at your service, where at least I - and your family and friends - can say goodbye. You didn't get that chance, to say goodbye. You didn't get to fulfill your plans and dreams, to keep to the path you'd finally found. You passed suddenly, but you won't be forgotten - at the very least by me.
I love you, Peggy. It's not too late to say I love you, even though you'll never hear it. I love you as one friend loves another; and I'll miss you, as your family and friends will miss you also; and I'm proud of you, and proud to count you as a true friend. But I will never forget you; and I'll never forget your struggles, or your inner strength, or the battles you fought and won.
Rest in Peace, Peggy: Rest in eternal peace.
