Monday, July 15, 2024
Oh, Chris! I knew you so little. As a friend primarily of Lenore, I actually knew him little, and it "just happened" I was visiting them, in the house at Shawnigan Lake, when he rode off for points east. It delighted me he was going to my native homeland of Ottawa and eastern Ontario. As a matter of fact, I was the one in the house that Monday morning when Chris rode off with a gentle acceleration, to the left. It was a bad moment, and I didn't get outside to stand beside him as he left, but I said to myself, "Well, I'll see him again," and uttered a prayer. (Most of the neighbours were aghast he was doing this at his age, but I understood: I've ridden too, and it's magic!) Anyway -- yeah, I'll see him again. And, you know, I will: as a believer, I know life is not taken away but changed, and for him I strongly suspect the change is going to be blissful. My love to Lenore and her friends and family, to all Chris's friends and family and roadmates at Serious and in the Valley. Peace,
Chris Thomas
