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Friday, February 19, 2021

Remembering Dennis Shepler

Yesterday while I was taking my long journey to town, a dear friend was taking his own journey into death after fighting Pulmonary Fibrosis for many years. He was a talented artist who designed my Christmas Mountains Oasis T-shirt.



He loved the oasis and visited many times. This photo is from May 2016.


The last time he visited, due to the altitude, he struggled so hard to breathe that I feared he'd die there. I urged him to leave immediately.  We stayed in communication, never knowing which  "Love you" would be the last. He was 73. Rest in Peace. You will be greatly missed!


3 comments:

JudithK said...

So sorry you have lost a good friend. Good ones are to be treasured. And he was lucky to have you. Glad you made is safely on the road yesterday.....

Carolyn Ohl-Johnson said...

Thanks!

Unknown said...

Hi I'm an artist while I never met we chatted a lot about your love of the neotropics and hummingbirds. Miss you Dennis