Tyrone
Hey guys
Some of you might know me or have spoken to me over the years! My name is karen and i went to school with Tyrone but unlike some others i remained in contact with him for 27 Years. I recognise a couple of your names from when I visited him in Long Beach LA or when I called him when I was drunk at Papillon in las Vegas! you guys knew how to party!!!
I spoke to Iris T's mum and Michele his partner tonight.
No news of the funeral yet but it will be in Belfast.
My tears have been falling since i found out about Tyrone. Just cant stop. He was like a brother to me. An impish rascal of a brother who could not think of the naughtiest thing to do!
3 of us used to go out on a Friday night, as we all worked in his parents bar on at saturday- Hal and I drank vodka and lime, t drank vodka and black. There was the standing joke of T's purple suit, purple shirt and purple mustache by the end of the night!
We went to the local garage one night on the way home from a totally blinding night out to get some crisps and snacks. We went to pay with no sign of Tyrone only to find him outside asleep in a saleable dog kennel fast asleep!!! We couldn't get him out!!!
Finally, I don't want to seem self indulgence but I've not stopped crying since i heard or been able to go to work. I am totally devastated. I can tell you lots of stories. I LOVED TYRONE. He was the most full of life person i ever met in my life. He made every day count. He travelled the world and as a result so did I. He loved his life- Michele and Jack and his job and his colleagues. He loved me and I loved him and that is why my tears are tripping all over this keyboard.
I can't believe i will never see or hear from him again. He brought the most precious of things in life to others- laughter, fun, drive, being the biggest imp there ever was, honesty and friendship like I will never know again. So thats it for tonight. The only thing left to say is he might have liked it if I'd cried a bit- but he would be so pissed off with me now for wailing and looking like a 90 year old woman!
Thinking of you all
Karen Xoxoxo