My sweet Gilad

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My sweet Gilad. I loved you. You were one of the kindest and most gentle humans I have ever known.

I am so privileged to have called you my friend. The years of becoming a mom and your move to Israel kept us from being in an everyday friendship but you were once that for many years.

You took me in for months to be your roomate when I had no place to go (  and sandy) you cooked me the best bbq of steal-head, eggplant and the best Israeli dishes; endless drives in your Corvette and more endless talks about life, love, god and nonsense.

Despite being the best photographer,  you would mock me for my awkwardness and lack of ability to look good on camera even with you behind the camera. You were cat obsessed and spent more money on lens than most people make in their lifetime.

You squatting in the house in Ridgefield for years never ceased to amazing me. You could figure out just about anything that needed fix and when it wouldn’t work you would just open some wine and convince me it was not that serious. 

You listened to my terrible Hebrew and laughed your butt off at how weird I was for continuing to try.

You were fiercely loyal, open and flexible, generous, you had amazing hair and one of the best laughs….
And you didn’t fit the round holes of society yet were so comfortable in any circle as a bright and quirky star.

I will never not think of you when I hear Rihanna, see an old Corvette or eat egg plant. 

I hate that you have all the photos of us and would not take pics with our “stupid camera phones” You bought a gun because you were close to the boarder and said its “full of bad men who are always trying to kill us”….. you took photos of the rockets being launched over the iron dome just a few months ago…. You did not deserve this and I pray for your family and friends that you left behind.

Praying for Israel   Thank you for being such a solid rock for me. If you see Jon   please pour some red wine all over his socks for me…. Wish I could tell you this to your face. Love you!

Gilad Kfir Kerri Korros