One day apart, Patrick Henry Welsh Jr., and me;

Six years gone now, miss him more somehow, is that possible?

Welshy, from the San Bernardino Mountains, then Redondo Beach,

Born a day after me, on 3/23,

College buddy, both resident assistants, parallel friend circles, closer after graduating,

Periodic check ins and an annual weekend with a few other friends kept us close, made the love stronger,

Got cancer some nine years ago, fought like hell for three, then it took him,

“Called home…”, the only way to cope, 51 years old,

Miss him still, love him more, his wit, his way, his humor, Welshy,

Never forget you, brother, never forget.