I had a lot of lovely chats with Kyle; he even played Santa Claus on the phone for my daughter. Kyle exposed me to Belle and Sebastian and his beloved Blue Rodeo. He even sent me photos of him and DB. Kyle went through hell in so many ways, and I remember him admitting  that he was so foolish to drive drunk, and he added that he had been on that stretch of road hundreds of times. How many times does someone have to pay for their bad judgment? How much suffering does one man, and his family, have to endure? And yet he was always a genuine pleasure to catch up with on the phone. I wonder if his mom, Val, ever stops by to read his comments? I am better for having known him here.

Peter T.