Somewhere in July or August of '06 I wrote about Numbers and their significance. 15 and 29 are Aaron's football jersey numbers. The combination of these numbers made up most of Aaron's passwords and significant codes. His cell phone was 772-1529.
Today I heard from a Mom who's son Eddy attended UW Madison. You probably remember Eddy. He came down with Meningitis and died terribly quick--I believe his mom, Gail, wrote "in 16 hours".
The smiling young man was a statistician for his brother Brett's football teams. I didn't tell Gail this but Aaron was never a numbers guy. A favorite saying between he and I was "Two plus two? Don't know, don't care." When the lunch money ran out, Patrick took the check in to the school. When they went anywhere together, Patrick 12, would pay otherwise everything would cost $20.00 and--- no change back. (Pizza delivery people were often tipped whatever the difference of a $12.00 order -- just easier that way)
Without knowing anything about Aaron's football past or number fixations, Gail sent this picture of them in Goodtimes. My heart fluttered and my head tingled when I opened the attached photo. 15.
Well hello Aaron! I see you've made a new friend. If numbers matter in heaven, you've got the right friend! Thanks for checking in, son.
Peace to all who miss someone.
Tom
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