A Celebration of Life and Friendship « Euro Weekly News

The last time I saw Tom I had no idea it would be the last time.  We forget that life is like that. We shouldn’t.

That was just a few weeks ago; followed by what is now the last photograph of Tom I’ll have of him, cradling Boy in his arms whilst I was away.

There’s so much I don’t know about Tom but what I do know is more than enough to love him and it’s more than enough to feel his loss in a way most of us who love him still don’t quite know how to process.

Tom was colourful, he was gentle and kind, he loved his photography and his gardening. He loved his dogs, all dogs and above all, he loved Lily.

I was honoured to officiate at Lily & Tom’s vow renewal. I got to be part of that love neither of them ever took for granted. I got to see that true love does exist.

I think everyone deserves a Tom. Lily had him as her husband. I had him as my friend. My life is better for it.

As I see the Lily Tom saw, a capable and caring woman but at the same time, a little girl, potentially with pigtails, skipping along carefree in her pink tutu, I know that this little girl is now facing life without her Tom, not knowing where to begin.

That’s where we, her friends and family, kick in. Tom, I promise you, we’ve got this.

Lily, Tom’s love for you is still yours and our love for Tom will bring back the smile to our faces every time we think of him.

Our Tom… always and forever.