Love. Pray. Eat

So how are we coping with a loved one's death?

We love. We stay together. We spend time with one another. We bond.

We pray. As a family and on or own. Prayers of petition for healing and for comforting. Prayers of thanksgiving for the beautiful life my brother led.

And we eat. To honor a brother's life. And to celebrate the gift of family.

Partners. Room Mates. Brothers.

We were born only 13 months apart, Wawel and I. We were room mates from day 1. 

We were classmates in high school and in college, team mates in soccer and co-conspirators in pranks both at home and in school.

We worked together in the same office when

 we both started out, both working extra hard since we had our father as a boss.

And we've been collaborators for the last 8 years in Forest Club.

Rest now in God's embrace. I love you very much.

I will take care of Mila and Therese. Promise.

And I will continue our work, dear brother. But it will be hard without you.

Rest in Peace, Dear Brother

Wawel A. Mercado

8 December 1966 - 11 July 2012