I was honored with this special gift on July 25, 2000:
"Hi,
I know that I don't get to tell everyone how much your friendship
means to me. I know that I do not have to do anything to show my
friendship. Still, I wanted to make something that is special to
me, that I could give to you.
This piece of art had meaning as well as it isn't bad to look at.
The color gold in the image represents the richness in having special
friends, that support you. The color purple is for the "royalty",
meaning that our standards are high in what we expect from each
other. The structure under the globe, representing the strength
of a strong friendship. Then there is the globe, representing this
earth that we live on. A friendship has no boundaries, you don't
have to live next door to someone to have a friend.
This is just how I feel. The image is not for your website unless
you want too. It is just something that I wanted to do.
Take Care,
Ray "TinyRay" Grier"
Thank you for the honor of being my friend TR. You are as always
kind and wonderful and you have touched my heart deeply. I treasure
the time I have been able to share and become a friend to someone
so very special.
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