A friend of mine has joined you

A friend of mine, Wiremu Peeni, joined you in Heaven last week. I knew him in High School & met him again for the first time since then when I came to Salt Lake for your surgery, two years ago. I had SUCH a crush on him in school but he never knew. Thought I was a terrible snob because of that darn shyness I passed on to you. We sang in the choir together and shared the stage in a couple of school musicals. He went on to become a music teacher in Alaska, then moved to Salt Lake a few years back. He was living in St. George when he died, trying to save the money to go home to Aotearoa. If you meet him, give him my love. He was a Very Good Man, indeed. Wish I could be there; it's getting to be a fun place!