"They shall grow not old,
 as we that are left grow old:
 
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun
and in the morning We will remember them."

'For the Fallen'
by Laurence Binyon


At the end of each year, major media outlets run feature stories listing notables and celebrities that have passed away during the year; stories that recount highlights of the person’s life.




Sometimes memories connect through space and time linked to your own remembrances of the person. Memories of what you were doing at a certain time in your life, at a certain place.

Special memories randomly emerge from the dark recesses of time. You feel heaviness, a sense of loss, not only for the “notable person” or “celebrity” that you probably never met, but also for yourself. For the loss of time.

That time.

Your time.

Well, here’s my feature story.

My list.

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