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I probably didn't know Matt Starring as well as many readers...

Abstract:
I probably didn't know Matt Starring as well as many readers or certainly any of his closest friends did.

After I graduated in May 2009, I lost touch with Matt and many of our mutual friends, which I regret. Now, like our common friends, I also regret not having spent more time with him while I could have....

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Emly

posted 11/14/09 @ 10:10 PM EST

Paddy - I googled Matt and came across your article. I went to grade, middle and part of high school with his Dad and have a daughter who also had ALL. Your article was a wake-up call to many of us. I which for Matt peace and wings - both of which he had on earth and I know he has in heaven. Peace, Emily C

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Rita

posted 11/20/09 @ 5:25 PM EST

Paddy,
This was a really lovely commentary, a tribute to the many lives Matt touched even in passing. As one of the aforementioned mutual, lapsed friends, it was somehow comforting to read your words and know how many of us have cried together in the past few weeks.
But know that part of his legacy was the insistence that the crying stop and the party begin...that we all keep dancing on through this crazy thing...and that men, occasionally, follow his example and be unembarrassed to wear a skirt.
All my best, and I hope you're well,

Rita

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