Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Welcome
This blog is a forum for friends of my brother's to communicate, to share experiences you had with him or ones you think he might have gotten a kick out of. For me, I never feel much closer to him now than in the outdoors. Sunday I hiked a 10,000 foot mountain (which almost crippled me) and at the summit carved his initials in some small, nondescript rock. Just one small example of the way I carry him with me. I hope that this can be a place for people like Elise Moody (whose last name may well have changed by now: I knew her in elementary school), people who miss Jesse, who cared about him, to take things positive from his life and speak openly to one another. How this blog works I'm not entirely sure, though I've set one of these up before. I think you can post openly, but if not, email me at walker.hunter543@gmail.com. Maybe invites are required. Please do, though - regardless of whether or not I know you, if you were a friend of my brother you are a friend of mine and I would love to hear from you.
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This was a great idea Walker. By the way my last name is the same. :) I've been looking for somewhere that people could simply remember Jesse. Your brother had a huge impact on my life. To this day I carry him with me and I always will. I hope you are doing well. I know we didn't know eachother too well, but Jesse was at one point my best friend and I remember you giving me a hard time on the phone when I'd call for him. Little things like that. I too feel really close to him when outdoors. Even just taking a drive back through Rumney, passing the "swimming hole" or the greenbridge or even where the sandpit used to be. Funny, but those were the places we spent the most time. It always brings a smile to my face. I try to do that a couple times a month. Its a good way to reconnect with the memories ya know? Anyhow, thanks for putting up this site. I will be sure to come back anytime I have a good memory to share with Jesse's friends.
Thank you Walker for posting this. I hope people will respond with good memories, enough of the bad "stuff". It was nice to hear from Elise. I'll keep checking in.
Mom
Hi Hunter family,
I found this site through Elise. I too think it's a wonderful way to remember Jesse as son, brother and friend. My best memory of Jesse is Senior Prom...whether he wanted to go with me or not! :) We had fun though. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are wonderful people and teachers. Mr. Hunter, my favorite teacher from high school, and Mrs. Hunter, thank you for helping me in first grade when I threw up on Mrs. Peck! Do you remember that??
Walker, I hope other people will come across this site to share good memories of your brother. He was very loved by many, as you could see at his service! Good luck and God Bless!
Sarah, nice to hear from you. Congratulations on your job! I'm glad you remember Jesse fondly. I still have the prom picture. (He may not have wanted to go, but he did have a good time.)
Lee
Lee! How are you? It's been so long since I've spoken to you! Maybe 8th grade graduation...I'm not sure. I don't really know how to use this page. I think people can only post comments to whatever blog Walker posts. But I did have a small but cute memory of Jesse. I thought about it the other day when I heard a song which reminded me of the movie Forrest Gump which in turn reminded me of Jesse. When that movie first came out, Jesse, me, Jesse Merrithew and someone else went to see it at the Plymouth theater. I remember how embarressed both Jesse's were when the girls (myself included) felt it necessary to sing every song played in the movie! So embarressed that they literally got up and moved two or three rows ahead of us and refused to sit with us until we stopped singing. I can remember how much fun we all had together. I get a smile on my face just thinking about it right now. :)
Hi all, I don't think Walker would mind any use of this blog by friends and family. Elise, it has been a long time. Please drop by the next time you are driving through Rumney. We'd love to see you. I can picture the Jesses being mortified by your singing in the movies. Good for you. Jesse always talked about life as a "box of chocolates". He was right, you never know what you are going to get. I'm enjoying hearing from Jesse's friends. It keeps his memory alive and helps to block out the "bad" stuff.
Hi Walker, Lee, Alan, Elise and anyone else that stops by this great site to remember Jesse. As most of you know, I grew up across the street from Jesse and we were very close friends throughout our childhood. I have many wonderful memories of our time together between exploring the swimming hole, sleeping out on the Hunter's porch, and Walker and Jesse blaring Guns and Roses in their room while I tried to pretend like I liked that music. I also remember giving him a blueberry bush for one of his birthdays, which maybe the Hunter's still have planted? Jesse was also my first kiss:) I will have a special place in my heart for him for the rest of my life!
Johanna
P.S. Walker - congratulations on your wedding! It has been too long since I have seen you but hopefully soon!
For some reason, Jesse has been on my mind lately. This morning, I shared a memory with your Mom and she directed me to this site. As you know, my daughter Allie was a classmate of Jesse's. One day she came home with an assignment from art class. I believe that the instructions were to sketch something that they saw everyday. She had sketched the back of Jesse's head, complete with hair going every which way! She must have sat behind him that year. Time seemed so much simpler then. Happy memories.
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