by Dominic Barron
“Feeling that I only just really started to get to know Damien in the past few months”
Feeling that the most grateful for being trusted with driving Damien car as a support vehicle for our last year’s pilgrimage in 2024 with Northern Pilgrim Cross leg.
Feel that I admire Damien for so much and I hope that I might have as many qualities as Damien one day
Felt a bit embarrassed looking at photos of 2023 reunion were I seemed to have looked like a Damien “look-a-like” dressed in the same looking clothes. Same colour and style of jumper, a similar shirt, and similar trousers too. Although I feel in tears now that I felt embarrassed
Damien was indeed a good for welcoming and trusted everyone with a sincere heart like any good teacher type person it seemed to glow from him in so many ways being a friend and encouraging as well as support in so many different ways
Yeah I really felt like Damien would have been around for many years to come. Can’t imagine how life is going to be without Damien in every thing particularly Pilgrim Cross
Not quite sure if I will be able to accept Damien’s death until maybe at the funeral
Feeling that I only just really started to get to know Damien in the past few months as I had a few more occasions to be alone with Damien than I had had in previous months
Definitely knew Damien in 2019 when I believe was the first time I met him at Greenbelt Festival and I felt that Damien was the first main reason for me coming to Pilgrim Cross
Then I really knew Damien when I first walked with Northern in 2023, and since then on Facebook page as a friend as well at the two reunions, the 75th weekend of Northern, (and visit Damien house to move the Northern kit storage, so Damien could have more space for his retirement) plus last year Northern leg of Pilgrim Cross Pilgrimage of Holy Week 2024 when I drove Damien car as the support vehicle.
Feel that I see so much in Damien that I wish I was. And I hoped to have spent more time getting to know Damien in future years that I was expecting to have had with Damien Like how Damien listened to me with much patience and the occasional correction regarding some facts, although done with a feeling of not challenging. Really appreciated the calm manner and patience I saw and experienced from Damien.
Damien was indeed a good true friend ❤️☺️
Yeah I really felt like Damien would have been around for many years to come and it is upsetting that not going to happen
Not quite sure if I will be able to accept Damien death until maybe at the funeral
Feeling that it is going to be very difficult and strange not having Damien during our Pilgrimage this year 😞 😕
So glad that I stayed up late with Alec and Damien at our last Northern reunion for the “whisky club” although everyone else had a early night and I don’t drink whisky so I had hot chocolate instead and chatting to around 2am (although I can’t remember what we talked about unfortunately) then purposely waved off the next morning as I saw him drive away in his little red car 🚘 🚗 not realising how much that meant seeing Damien driving off as it was the last time I saw him
Damien you have the keys ..
Damien you have the keys ..
Safe journey rest in peace and thank you for everything my dear friend ☺️ ❤️
Northern Pilgrim 