Farewell Merinko

This evening we farewelled a workmate named Merinko. Merinko migrated from Crotia a number of years ago leaving his war torn homeland to begin again in a new country. He worked hard to build a home and eventually met a woman here whom he had hoped to marry. Unfortunately this did not work out and loneliness and isolation soon set in. J and I met him onsite. He was a strategic concretor and very good at what he did. We often stopped to ask him how his day was going or what he had done during his weekend. I commented to J many times that Merinko must have been a very lonely man.
Tonight we all gathered at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church Vincentia to remember him and say a final farewell. I remarked to J and other collieges afterwards that one can never show too much kindness to another human being as we never know what life (or death) holds for us around the corner.
The world is a lesser place for having lost you from it Merinko
Rest in peace