Rhys

My friend Rhys Bonney passed away Sunday night. He was 35.

He and I went to South Seas together, and he was a kindred spirit, but kinder, gentler, and more thoughtful than I could ever hope to be. As a friend said last night, "the gentlest of gentlemen".

I think most of my friends who read this, if there are any left who do given this blog's advanced stage of neglect, are North American, so I imagine few of you have any idea who he is. I've posted several pictures on my Flickr page, but my favorite was passed on by our editing professor last night.



The funeral is on Friday afternoon in Wellington. On the off chance that you're reading this and don't know details otherwise, let me know and I'll pass them on.

And love all you can, while you can.

(For those who have linked here from elsewhere, I have posted a longer remembrance of our year together at film school here.)