My brother Paul died one year ago today. He died in the bathroom of his house in Texas, and wasn’t found for almost two days – he missed his dialysis so a friend came looking for him. For more about my brother, go here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Paul Faranda, 1958-2005 and here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Paul’s Last Rites
Paul was 47 when he died, after a lifetime battle with congenital kidney disease and juvenile diabetes. We are having the 12 o’clock Mass said for him today, and both Joe and Tim said they wanted to go to the Mass, so we’ll take them out of school for an hour.
Back in December, my brother Jim sent me a picture he’d found that Paul had. It goes back to June, 1980 when we lived in the Cayman Islands and he came down to visit. We were on a secluded beach and must have set our canon ae-1 on the timer to take this. We still have that big ice chest AND the flip flops I’m wearing!
Lastly, here’s a big family shot from probably over 15 years ago. No Joe or Tim on the scene and my Dad still alive. That’s Paul in the red shirt –
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