We have moved a lot.  A LOT!  Over time, in each of our new neighbourhoods, we have met the neighbours.  Some became friends and some stayed strangers.  In our current immediate neighbourhood, we have met and become very friendly with almost all of those who live close.  

One of our very favourite people was Dom Herrick.  Yesterday, after a brief illness of only a few weeks, he passed.  We are going to miss him.  In particular, my husband and Dom have been gardening partners in Dom's yard for the past several years.  The photo is one I took in late June of this year while the 'boys' were out playing in the yard.  See they even started to look alike with Dom kneeling and Georges holding the bucket.  They went to hockey games together and generally like each others company.  

It is hard to establish such an easy going friendship but Dom made it easy - for us and for all who knew him.  He was charming.  He took time to know you and to remember what was happening in your life.  He liked to have fun and he liked people.    

They say good fences make good neighbours.  I am so glad there was never a fence between our house and Dom's so that we could go from good neighbours to good friends. We are going to miss you. 

Rest in Peace, Dom.  

 

Valerie Zinger  valeriezinger@gmail.com 

Ottawa, Canada      613-859-7759

 

 
Posted by Valerie Zinger on 07/13/2012 03:50 AM   Comments (21)   Miscellaneous Topic in the ActiveRain Channel   zingers, dom herrick, neighbours  
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Thanks Roger.  I know our neighbours and Dom's family are going to be very sad at his passing.  
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Hi Valerie-

I'm so sad about your loss.  It is a treasure to have people cross into our lives like Dom.  I'm so glad you have such a recent photo of your husband and him.  You and Dom's family are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Cindy:  Thank you.  Even in early June he had no idea how ravaged his body was.  He was so long in the neighbourhood that people will miss his terribly.  
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good morning Valerie. I am so sorry to hear of your friend Dom's passing. I suspect he would have liked and been honored by this blog, its ease and and strength. Really good people are special and I am sorry you lost one.
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Sorry to hear about your friend's passing Valerie, you don't often meet good people like that who take the time to get to know you.
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Sheila. Thank you. He was very special to us.
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Malcolm. We have been blessed with wonderful neighbours.
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Valerie,

You were fortunate to have someone like Dom in your lives.  I also think  that he was fortunate to have you and your husband in his.  Good friend and neighbors are hard to find!
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I'm sorry for your and your husband's loss. It's so hard to come by great neighbors nowadays, it's truly special. May his memory be eternal.
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Valerie - I'm so sorry to hear you lost a good friend and a good neighbour.  Your husband is really going to miss his gardening buddy.
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Valerie~ Sorry for your loss. It's a blessing to not only have a good neighbor, but a good friend so close by.

We've been fortunate to make friends with our immediate neighbors in our current neighborhood, but we haven't met many other people.  We're hardly ever home to have an opportunity. 

 
12:46pm • #12

Valerie, what a lovely tribute to a man who sounds like such a good friend a neighbour.  You will surely miss him.  
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Valerie, I hope that his family have found peace since his passing.
3:51pm • #14
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Valerie, good neighbors lik Dom are a treasure and can be hard to find. How lucky you were to have him even for a short time.
4:53pm • #15
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Valerie, what a lovely testimonial for your neighbor Dom-it's very difficult to find good neighbors and you were all lucky to have each other.
5:05pm • #16
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It is so sad when a close friend passes. I hope your husband is not too sad.
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Oh Valerie, it's so hard to lose someone you choose to have in your life. I'm so sorry, my thoughts are with you and your families.
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Thank you everyone for your support.  I will be sending a copy of this post to his family so that they can read your sympathies.    
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Oh Valerie- that is such sad news.  It is not often that we get to have neighbors who are also our friends.  Those come along rarely.  My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and I am very sorry for your loss. 
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Kathy:  Dom was so well known and so well liked that the family has set up two different days for viewings and then a huge funeral.  He deserves this much acknowledgement.  
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