Pat Tomchishen

July 31, 1953 - January 2, 2004

With the death of every friend I love,
a part of me has been buried
but their contribution to my being
of happiness, strength and
understanding remains to sustain me in an altered
world.

Helen Keller
flower chrysanthemum

Pat, grinning back at her favourite place,
her home in Vankleek Hill, Ontario.
pat in her doorway

Wally built this place. It is wonderful, great big rooms.
pat on her porch

Claire and Katie.
katie and claire

Claire and Katie and Buddy.
katie claire and cat buddy

Katie tearing down the lane on her Pogo.
 katie racing on her pogo stick

The Tomchishen Twins showed up in Ottawa the day I got my Honda Civic!
pat and claire visiting my new car

It turned out that Claire wanted driving lessons in it because her feet could not reach the pedal in her mum's van. Pat approved.
claire at wheel of car

Remember the announcement of the No Talent Talent Show? Barb Watson is demonstrating a truly remarkable non-talent--she is playing "music" by whapping her cheeks. Pat Tomchishen is gamely holding the microphone.
The Miami Breast Cancer List gathering, 1999.
pat and barb in miami

Me??! It wasn't MY fault! Pat was notorious for her great sense of humour and practical jokes! Pat and Musa Mayer, Miami.
pat and musa in miami

You don't really believe this crap do you? Pat and Francine, Toronto Breast Cancer List gathering, Toronto, 2001.
pat and francine in toronto
Pat: Surg. Jan. 26/96, 4/9+, chemo; bone mets Feb. '98, liver mets May '98;
brain mets May 2000.
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Won't you look down upon me, jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
To come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, one more time again, now.


James Taylor

Some people misunderstand this song. It is about deeply, passionately, missing someone from your every day life, as I do Pat. It is not about regret for not seeing someone for a last time!
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