On Saturday, July 23, 2022, I attended, via Zoom, the Celebration of Life for Paul Meer. I haven’t seen Paul since my husband Dan and I left San Francisco at the end of 1991, so attending was like stepping back in time a bit and into a world I thought I’d left behind me.
Paul was one of the kindest people on earth. Just remembering his smile made me smile. When someone was sick, he’d make them homemade chicken soup and bring it to them. He gave friends beautiful pieces of the pottery he made. He never ever said a negative thing about anyone or anything and he was just so positive.
I learned that in addition to being a potter, he was a gymnast and a nurse.
Attending his memorial were so many people I knew from what I consider a “former life.” It was good to “see” them although I truly believed until yesterday I could never do that. The music played at the service were songs that seemed to have been embedded in my brain. They were like old friends saying hello. As the day wore on, the songs stayed in my head.
Below I’ve pasted some screenshots and videos from the memorial.
RIP Paul Meer. Thank you for being a part of my life and my memories. Thank you for helping me remember there are truly some kind and wonderful people in this world. I hope I can leave a mark on this planet similar to yours.
In the video above, Alan Bond leads the mourners in a messianic version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
