Lucy, the sister of a close family friend of ours very recently lost her battle against breast cancer.  At the funeral, three women spoke about the impact Lucy had on their lives.  The trio addressed Lucy’s family and friends as if they were her own.  Only, they had never met them.  In fact, before this day, Lucy’s funeral, these three women had never even seen Lucy’s family or friends.  And yet, they knew all immediately by name.

These women however, knew Lucy well.  In fact, they spent almost 2 hours together every day.  How?  On the GO-Train line from Brampton to Union.  Every morning and every evening, these three women and Lucy shared the same block of seats on the same train.  And each moring and evening they used this time to speak about their lives, their families, and their experiences.  In fact, they had made such a connection with eachother, 40 minutes at a time, that these three women stood at Lucy’s funeral, in front of her family and closest friends, and felt like they knew each and every one.  They spoke about what was important to Lucy, how proud she was of her husband and her three children, and of how much she loved them. 

And, they spoke about how they will remember Lucy every day when they sit in their block of seats on the GO-Train, and Lucy’s seat remains empty.