MY DEAR FRIEND Tuesday, May 25, 1999 The day was overcast and cold Sunday at the memorial. But I noticed at one point, the sun came out, and struck the memorial flowers so strikingly, I can only imagine it was Dana playing with the lights up there. Lanny, so beautiful and moving was your music, and Tyler, so brave, courageous and open. I was so touched by the love. Dear Dana,      You made me laugh at the most peculiar moments. I will miss you. I wish that when I had reached out my hand that you would have taken it. I wish that I could have shown you that there was a way out. Very few will ever know what we went through, in those years when Tandem Productions ruled our lives. But I hope, as Kim and I and Gary and Todd stated, that you know we understand. Your son, dear friend, is a wonderful treasure, which you left behind. If only you could have seen him—the boy you loved, the man he is becoming—with such dignity and grace at your memorial, you would have been proud. You have no reason to feel that you did anything wrong or that you left nothing behind of value, because that young man, standing behind the father who loves him, remains your great contribution to this world. I will work hard to keep your memory alive, even though there was nothing any of us could do to keep you here in this world. GOODBYE, MY WONDERFUL, TORTURED FRIEND, Krista Errickson