Old Friends

Auntie Laurie called this week saying she just met Fred in Santa Cruz, while out looking at the sunset. This man told her he knew our family in Hawaii, when we lived in Laie. He said our dad was extremely influential in his life. Mom confirmed that she remembered him coming over to the house and thought he was a student of dad's. Such an interesting coincidence. Fred said he regretted not tracking him down sooner.

Another old friend, I spoke to Yael in Israel. She was sad to hear of his passing and wanted updates on the family. She said she would put his name in the wall when they visited the kotel this week.

Dov sent me an email:
Hi Sara.
We are sorry to hear about Bill's passing away. Please send us his Hebrew name, if he had one, and we will put a notice at the kotel when we will visit there again probably during Passover. Send us also your phone number and address. Or you can call us. Remember there is a 10 hour difference in time. Yael would like to know how you are doing?
Best wishes.
Dov & Yael

Thinking about these friends got me wondering how many more people around the world have been influenced by him, and who might like to know about his passing. I thought of Sachiko in Japan, but she was not home when I called. I feel I really want to reach out to these people to better understand who my dad was to them. How best to tell them he's gone? I'm not so sure Hallmark has a card for this.