Monday, July 24, 2017
Many condolences to Kim's sons and Snow family. I was notified by a mutual friend about her passing and while I have not seen her in about 16 years, the news hit me hard. She and I were once very close in our late teen years. She was my first friend when I switched from Randolph Central High to Falconer High in the beginning of my Junior year. She was the sweetest and we spent a LOT of time together. We both lived on the same street in Kennedy, so I was always at her house. We lost touch, somewhat after I moved, yet again and was going to Jamestown High in my Senior year. About a year later we caught back up and reconnected. Shortly thereafter, she came to tell me that she was pregnant with her first son. I was so very happy for her. Again, we lost touch and again, reconnected a few years later and I, myself had a son. No matter how many times we lost touch, we always picked right back up like there was no time lapse in between. I've been trying to look her up for years, first with Myspace, years ago and then on Facebook. Sadly, I found her a day too late. It saddens me so very much.
I'll leave with a funny-ish story I will always remember. My mom and her boyfriend both worked 2pm to 2am Monday through Friday. This was boring for me because I was by myself from the time I got home from school until I went to bed. I wasn't allowed to have friends over and wasn't allowed to go anywhere. Well, I did abide by these rules for some time until I got the golden idea to put pillows and stuffed animals under the blankets so I could go spend the night with Kim. This worked many times until my mom actually went into my room and saw that I wasn't in bed. She was irate. She called Kim's house at 2:30am and demanded that I go home. While it was not funny at the time, because I got grounded, I laugh every time I think of that time in my life. She was such a great friend to me and I will always have her in my heart. May she R.I.P.
