I am sharing the following email....no names....but it came from a girl who graduated in Tays class....she reached out to me to let me know how much Taylor Meyer meant to her. You see.....sometimes in life, we just dont realize how much a simple gesture can mean....you think about doing things all the time....but sometimes...life gets in the way and we dont do things that come to us.....this email gave me such joy. It brought my Taylor home again......if only even for a minute....home.....where we all want her....Im sharing her friends words.....because its these words that make me remember how incredible Taylor was while she was walking on this Earth....while she was physically here making a difference to someone all by herself....its an honor to do it for her now.....but oh what I would do to hear that loud girl today! I hope the email brings you all as much joy..... Here it is............ Hi Kathi. I hope its okay to email you like this, I just had some things I wanted to say, too much for the memorial website... I was not a close friend of Taylors but I was in her grade in high school. As a teenager, trying to figure out who I wanted to be and how I should act, I admired Taylor because she seemed so confident and self-assured. I was a shy, easily embarrassed person back then and she seemed like my opposite. She wasnt afraid to speak up and be herself. She was loud while other girls were quiet. That is how I remember Taylor and the way she inspired me to break out of my shell. Your daughter was popular. But she and her friends (like Shelly) were friendly to me and had a level of maturity that others in high school didnt have, in the way they treated people equally were always willing to make new friends rather than shut people out and be clicky. I just wanted to contact you to tell you just how much Taylor affected everyone in our school, whether they knew her well, or didnt know her at all. Her passing was the most pivotal thing thats happened in my life. I grew up on Miller Street, so I have many happy childhood memories there but I still think about you and your family every time I drive over the bridge. I really believe that I have been a much more careful person because of this tragedy and especially going into college so soon afterward, I made sure to look out for everyone around me, even though people told me I was being overly anxious. I know that you cannot be too careful. I know that Taylors story has saved lives by changing everyone who hears it and especially those who were there. It affected us all in smaller ways, too. Ever since that October day, I hug each and every one of my friends when I greet them, and when we say goodbye. Some of my friends, I realized that day, I had never hugged before. I appreciate everyone around me more because of Taylor. I also wanted to thank you for making sure everyone in our grade felt welcomed to come to the wake and funeral. Being there helped me process things, and I would not have gone if a friend of Taylors had not told me you wanted everyone to come. So thanks, and my infinite condolences. I dont mean to dredge up emotions (though Im sure Taylor is always, always on your mind). Even if you dont read or respond to this, I am happy to have had the chance to put this into words after all these years.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:20:23 +0000
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