Philippe

A fragment of Philippe's cover of De fanfare van honger en dorst

Philippe wearing his signature T-shirt, guitar in hand

One of my best friends. Not just a part of my life. Part of myself.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Came to see Philippe again. It shocked me to see him so frail. Nevertheless, when he saw me, he got up from his chair to hug me welcome. For a while we were alone.
He held my hand. I marvelled how large his palms were in relation to his ravaged body. Large and warm.
Also his eyes were burning and he talked incredibly fast. It was not a secret there was so little time left.
That was when he told me how much he loved me as a friend. And how sorry he was that he wasn't able to say it like this earlier. My eyes welled up.
Why is it that only in moments of agony we dare to tell the unspeakable.

Philippe died in the morning of Sunday, July 31, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Tomáš Fülöpp

Malé Borové, Slovakia

July 31, 2022