For Kendall.

One of the most giving, loving and caring souls I had the honor to know.

I had a dear friend from high school; actually we were not in contact for almost 26 years. I met up with him (of all the places), per coincidence on Facebook. Kendall was a great man that seemed to have it all: he was intelligent, he was extremely handsome, he was successful, he had so many friends that loved and cared about him. He was always there for his friends; he loved and adored his family. Kendall was a man with a big heart that wanted to heal the world, one step at a time. He couldn’t heal himself; he gave up at a time when everyone thought he was on top of the world. One day Kendall made the choice to leave us and I deeply believe that it was partially because of society’s incapability to accept people for whom and how they are; this can make a person terribly lonely, no matter how many friends one has or whether or not one has a loving family. Before he had chosen to leave his life, Kendall and I had spoken of possibly getting together because he wanted to do something for the LGBT community and he had asked me to work with him somehow (because of my interest in psychology and motivational coaching). It never happened; on June 12, 2009 Kendall decided to leave us.

In Memoriam-Kendall Moore

May 25 1962, June 12, 2009

I’ll be seeing you

In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day through.

In that small cafe;
The park across the way;
The children’s carousel;
The chestnut trees;
The wishin’ well.

I’ll be seeing you
In every lovely summer’s day;
In every thing that’s light and gay.
I’ll always think of you that way.

I’ll find you
In the morning sun
And when the night is new.
I’ll be looking at the moon,
But I’ll be seeing you.

-Sammy Fain & Irving Kahal-

After Kendall left us, I wrote this on his Facebook page. I thought I would share it with you here as well.

Everyone has heard of how an individual can go through life, working as hard as possible, but never really making an impact. Then there are those such as Kendall, who often just fleetingly met a person, barely spent time with them, and touched their lives so positively that the impact was enormous. When do we realize just how much we actually mean to others, how important our lives are, and just how much our non-existence would affect others in comparison to our being here? Every thing we do has an impact somehow, we need to understand that even the smallest of deeds, the shortest of moments, can be the most meaningful in another person’s life.

We miss you Kendall.