TODAY'S TRASH. TOMORROW'S TREASURE. Pt. 2

Fast forward a decade and a half

I had long since relegated my dearly departed friend’s manuscript to a large storage bin in my closet; with the fading expectation of someday restoring it to a member of his family.

Yesterday it occurred to me to ‘put out a few feelers’ on my social media site. And, as a result, I messaged a few guys and gals in the central Florida area who bore the surname ‘Pacheco,’ and explained that I possessed a long lost draft manuscript which I wanted to return to the family, and were they, by any chance, related to my late friend.

I received an almost immediate response from a Steven Pacheco; one those whom I had messaged.

“Yes Sir, Dr. McDonald. I am Frank’s son. I would love to have the manuscript. Do you know if it is the book he wrote?”

To which I responded,

“Wow. It is good to make your acquaintance! Yes, it is the original of the book your dad wrote.”

(and)

“I would like to meet you somewhere for lunch when it’s convenient, or otherwise, we can simply meet somewhere and I’ll give you the manuscript.” 

We haven’t yet scheduled, but are currently making arrangements to meet. To say I’m thrilled to have kept my unspoken promise to my friend, Frank, to do what I could to locate a member of his family, and transfer the volume would be an understatement of vast proportions. 

Since I interacted with Steven I have scanned the draft manuscript to a CD, and intend to include that e-copy in the sleeve of the binder. And of course, I have written this particular reminiscence which you have been reading, and which I will also include.

What an absolute privilege to have shared some measure of his work with my friend, Frank, and to assure that he is provided an ongoing opportunity to speak to current and yet unborn generations of his family.

(to be continued)

By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 49. Copyright pending

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