Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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Dear Anne's family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I will absolutely miss Anne. I had started as Anne's co-worker for PDP (at 4 Tower) back in June and always looked forward to seeing her in the office. She was always bubbly and silly, loving to chat and keep the office mood alive despite how many people were absent from the office space. She always made sure to say hi as she passed my cubicle on her way to the training room on our floor. She must have had to travel back and forth from that room so many times a day! I had not known her for long, but knew she was a kind soul. When we first met, she was very interested and caring in learning about my nonbinary gender and they/them pronoun use. She made a comment that a lot of people say, something like "I didn't grow up knowing about that, but I'll do my best to remember and respect that!" And... I knew she meant it. A lot of people don't mean it. But she meant it.
If I could say something about loss that helps me, it is that it can hurt so much because you've loved so much. Compared to the beautiful and impossible expanse of the universe, we are momentary wanderers treading on a tiny planet for a fraction of time. And though that might seem scary, being able to experience feelings that we do (like love and loss), makes our moments in the universe nothing less than a miracle. I think that if there is no other reason for life, it is this: to be able to love and to be loved. To know our mortality and to spend what waking days we have being able to open our eyes, hearts, and minds to those around us... to look at someone and feel that indescribable warmth... to know when we may find ourselves away or alone, that those in our lives know so well that they are loved by us. And I think as long as we continue to value this virtue of love with sincerity, we can rest assured that this superpower of ours, to create love, is what allows us to live forever in each other.
I wish your family all of the love and comfort you need, and I wish Anne the most beautiful legacy that shall live on in her family and friends.
Respectfully,
Jade Adams
