April 22, 2019
It wasn't until I was an adult that I recall Dave first telling me that he used to think this to himself when my family would enter the church our families both attended. We were maybe ten years old? Eleven?
Thankfully, Dave eventually determined (rightfully or not) that the Lennons were not so bad and he and I became friends. I honestly could not tell you how. In my childhood memories it seems like we were always friends.
On your 50th birthday, Dave, thank you for your willingness to put yourself out there - to empathize with and make yourself available to others. It has made a tremendous difference in my life and I am confident that many would say the same. Thank you for seeing beauty in the world that many of us might miss; for sharing your own works of beauty; and for remaining my friend through these many years.
- David J. Lennon