Sunday, December 27, 2009

Confirmed: The "Memorial" Service for Chris Barfield will be Wednesday at 6pm at the First Baptist Church in Long Beach. All are welcome.

"It's not what I have been through that defines me, it's how I got through it. Now for trying to sneak out of this hospital room!!!! LOL!!!"

Chris Barfield

I knew Chris from high school and twenty years later met Chris again through Face Book. When I signed up, I believe that Chris was one of the first to friend me. We messaged each other back and forth, poked one another, sent each other hearts and flowers and all sorts of gifts. He made me feel right at home amongst the strangeness and newness of this social web network.




He'd asked me how long it been since I'd been on the Coast, years I told him. He encouraged me to make a visit, soon I said. One day Chris wanted to hear my voice, so we spoke to each other on the phone. He had a very sweet voice, pleasant and I enjoyed conversing with him. Over time, I came to know Chris even more. He posted countless music videos, supported causes, such as breast cancer and our military. He was a HUGE saints fan, and I'm sure he enjoyed this season. I came to learn that Chris had a wonderful sense of humor and could be counted on to brighten up your day.



I stopped seeing the usual posts from Chris and began to wonder what had happened. I noticed that he got engaged and thought that the relationship was keeping him busy. Then I noticed a few people posting get well wishes for Chris, and then I knew something was terribly wrong. I logged in today, to find that this lovely man has died, today at 3PM. He left us with this final song. Thank you, Chris.



10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the memories! And you are right, He was such a great guy! I, too, Graduated with Chris and had lost touch to be re-connected through facebook. God has chosen to take a Good One from us, we will see him again some day.

Cheap Tricks and Costly Truths said...

Dear Anon,
I'm so glad that I could post these memories and participate in some small way of saying goodbye. I know that he'll be missed.

TXsharon said...

I'm so sorry for your loss. You have made a very special tribute for him.

Cheap Tricks and Costly Truths said...

Thank you, Sharon.

Durango said...

Okay, that is the saddest thing I've read in awhile. Have you learned what Chris succumbed to? Ever since all this re-connecting to people from long ago started happening, via Facebook, I have been unsettled more than once by a sudden disappearance, wondering if something dire happened. And then they reappear.

Cheap Tricks and Costly Truths said...

No, I don't know what took him, but from reading the posts it seemed like he'd been in the hospital for a little while. It was the first time experiencing something like that on Face Book, and you're right it was unsettling.

LoveCanal2020 said...

Sorry to read of your loss. It is so much sadder to lose one of the good ones. My condolences to you and his family.

Cheap Tricks and Costly Truths said...

Thank you, he was a superb person :)

Anonymous said...

quite interesting post. I would love to follow you on twitter.

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