Eulogy for a friend

In October, a friend of ours died.  Kristin's funeral was beautiful.  There were so many people there, exhibiting how many loved her.  I wished that her friends were given the opportunity to speak about her.  If I had recieved the opportunity, this is what I would have said:

I met Kristin Federici a.k.a. FED,  my junior year of high school when I came to DCC.  We hated each other immediately.  FED had told everyone that she had heard I was a lesbian, so I was teased for a bit.  I wanted to beat her up!  That would have been a huge mistake because FED has always been an athlete, and a very tough girl.  She would have wiped the floor with me!  It was not long, before FED and I became good friends.  Anyone that knew her, couldn't help but love her.

Kristin was so funny.  She was beyond kind and generous, and she was always very mature and level headed.  In her short time here, she has accomplished so much.  After we graduated, I became pregnant.  Kristin was a never ending resource of support and kindness for me.  She told me that she was scared for me and that she would be there for me, and she was.  FED always kept her word.

Over the years, as life would happen we lost touch.  I still got my annual FED Christmas card though.  When Face Book came out it wasn't long before I got a message from her.  I was psyched!!  I didn't realize how much I missed her.  We FB each other weekly for updates on our lives after that.  She was always so good at keeping in touch with people.  The last message I recieved from her, was asking me, when's the next time you'll be coming home?  We have to get together!..........  That was last week.

Here we all are  now,  come home to say our final good bye, to one of the best friends, best people, and kindest human beings I have ever met in my life.  Kristin should be admired for the kind of person she was.  She lived her life doing unto others as she would have done to her.  Kristin will be greatly missed.