Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Losing a Friend

We lost a good friend yesterday. John Douthit died. They had just sold their house and moved to a house across the street from one of their sons. Bill and John served together on the school board and then when we were in Scotland, they were sent over for a two year stint and we enjoyed each others company a lot. He and Bill played a lot of golf together. We had some really good times and made some interesting trips around the island together.
John was a gentle man with a great sense of humor and full of patience. I will miss his smile and laugh. You know when you reach our age that friends begin to leave you and I would not wish him to spend another sick day on this earth, but I will miss him and am grateful to have had his friendship for these many years.