This was the first message Ilmo ever sent me on Messenger. He was always thinking about others and as quick witted as the best of them (the quickest?). The image fairly accurately captures years of Messenger exchanges — silly photos, memes, or gifs he’d seed, then we’d banter for a while never knowing where the convo would land, and end by making plans to try to get together soon. Then rinse and repeat about 3 months later. Wish we could have followed thru more, but I’ll very much miss our VR putt putt golf games and calls over the years. Nobody knew how to show genuine interest in someone like Ilmo did.

Tim Loving