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Hello Gang,
I wasn't sure how I wanted to go about doing this. Gave it some time and this is what I wrote. Monday, I lost a dear friend and the following is what I wrote to honor her life. She went for a flu checkup 3 weeks ago and was then diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Monday morning, she succumbed to death. I'm listening to my iPod and it is playing Elton John's "CANDLE IN THE WIND"......fitting I'm sure!
Here is my passage to my dear friend Kit!
Hi Kit,
I’m sorry you left us as quick as you did. I didn’t know the severity; you didn’t either, none of us really did. I’m not sure what I’m planning on saying, so please give me a moment. I met you at Bobby Hackett’s restaurant roughly 20-22 years ago. A long time I know. Karaoke at David’s, you showed me a great time and I took off from there…all over the south shore! I was happy to know you as a great friend! I remember you trying to hook me up with someone and you took us both to see a sappy movie (Ratatouille)…yes, I had to look it up, lol. Though it didn’t work out, I do appreciate your effort. You were (still are in my mind) a beautiful soul! Eve and Maureen let me know you were in bad shape Sunday night and you left us Monday. I wish I had the time to say goodbye and tell you how much I’ll miss you! I truly will! I told Joe Kennedy and Walter you passed so I hope they come to send you off properly! I honestly wish I could be there like you’ve been there for me previously. Sadly, I cannot with my military obligations. I enjoyed our nights out after Hackett’s with the gang…Maggie, Moe, Eve, Anne Marie, Joe, Roberto and all the gang from the restaurant as well as Walter! Thanks for meeting my wife a few years ago, it meant a lot! As they say, all good things must end. I must confess, our time on Earth ended too quick. I shall miss you immensely. You’re no longer in pain, and this reassures me that you’re resting comfy up in the big sky. Say hi to Bobby Hackett and keep him in check! I owe you a drink and some great food next time we see one another………………until the sun shines brightly in the great big sky….may God hold you tight and keep you as one of His own! I love you Kit…I will most certainly see you again; till then, save me a spot upstairs! My iPod just turned on Elton John’s “CANDLE IN THE WIND”!! God Bless You, Kit! See you soon my friend!
-Joe Cullinan
I wasn't sure how I wanted to go about doing this. Gave it some time and this is what I wrote. Monday, I lost a dear friend and the following is what I wrote to honor her life. She went for a flu checkup 3 weeks ago and was then diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Monday morning, she succumbed to death. I'm listening to my iPod and it is playing Elton John's "CANDLE IN THE WIND"......fitting I'm sure!
Here is my passage to my dear friend Kit!
Hi Kit,
I’m sorry you left us as quick as you did. I didn’t know the severity; you didn’t either, none of us really did. I’m not sure what I’m planning on saying, so please give me a moment. I met you at Bobby Hackett’s restaurant roughly 20-22 years ago. A long time I know. Karaoke at David’s, you showed me a great time and I took off from there…all over the south shore! I was happy to know you as a great friend! I remember you trying to hook me up with someone and you took us both to see a sappy movie (Ratatouille)…yes, I had to look it up, lol. Though it didn’t work out, I do appreciate your effort. You were (still are in my mind) a beautiful soul! Eve and Maureen let me know you were in bad shape Sunday night and you left us Monday. I wish I had the time to say goodbye and tell you how much I’ll miss you! I truly will! I told Joe Kennedy and Walter you passed so I hope they come to send you off properly! I honestly wish I could be there like you’ve been there for me previously. Sadly, I cannot with my military obligations. I enjoyed our nights out after Hackett’s with the gang…Maggie, Moe, Eve, Anne Marie, Joe, Roberto and all the gang from the restaurant as well as Walter! Thanks for meeting my wife a few years ago, it meant a lot! As they say, all good things must end. I must confess, our time on Earth ended too quick. I shall miss you immensely. You’re no longer in pain, and this reassures me that you’re resting comfy up in the big sky. Say hi to Bobby Hackett and keep him in check! I owe you a drink and some great food next time we see one another………………until the sun shines brightly in the great big sky….may God hold you tight and keep you as one of His own! I love you Kit…I will most certainly see you again; till then, save me a spot upstairs! My iPod just turned on Elton John’s “CANDLE IN THE WIND”!! God Bless You, Kit! See you soon my friend!
-Joe Cullinan
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Thank you for sharing my friend and honoring your recently deceased friend Kit TSgt Joe C. the music video of Elton John performing "Candle In The Wind" from the Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album. The video is from Elton’s 1986 concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
FYI I saw Elton John perform at Eisenhower Hall at West Point on October 27, 1979
"Candle In The Wind" honored Norma Jean who is best known as Marylin Monroe.
Lyrics
"Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did"
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SSG David Andrews
FYI I saw Elton John perform at Eisenhower Hall at West Point on October 27, 1979
"Candle In The Wind" honored Norma Jean who is best known as Marylin Monroe.
Lyrics
"Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did"
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SSG David Andrews
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TSgt Joe C. I am so sorry to hear the news brother and grieve with you. Her family and you have my thoughts and prayers.
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TSgt Joe C.: Joe, my Darling, I send to you my most heartfelt condolences; and I send to you my deepest, deepest sympathies: over the loss of your friend, Kit.
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TSgt Joe C.
Thank you so much SPC Margaret Higgins; you are a great and true friend! She encouraged me to join the military after 9/11, so she holds a special spot in my heart!
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SPC Margaret Higgins
TSgt Joe C. - Joe, You hold a very special place in My heart! Never forget just how very much I cherish and adore you, Angel.
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