My Friend - Sam Polson

 

This is in memory of my mentor and friend Sam Polson who died in Honolulu last week after 80 years on this earth. Sam, I've missed you and now I shall miss you more.  We had a lot of nights over jazz, singing, acting and a friendship. I'm driving home now after a long day in the ER and all I can think of is you and Patricia as I listen to the music of Hawai'i Nei and the Jazz you taught me so much about. I see these clouds spilling over the beautiful California coastal hills and I think of you both and am reminded of the islands of home and the people I felt at home with. I feel your spirit Sam and I love you and Patricia no matter the distance and time life inevitably brings. You made me a better person, a better man and I will never forget that and what you taught me. Malama pono Sam Polson, you were a man's man. A hui hou.

David