Tuesday 9 September 2008

John Lewis

Where in the world is John Lewis?
He was the best man at our wedding 25 years ago, and we haven't seen him since.
This isn't as strange as it sounds. We were all working in Ruweis, Abu Dhabi, and life was easy going. Finely-orchestrated plans were not part of our lifestyle. We arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, four days before the big event and John flew in the night before. It was all great fun - the registry office and then a party with my family, whisky, dancing, but with the added bonus of two foreigners - Doyle, American, and John, English. My uncles made them wear kilts at the reception; and my aunts encouraged them to dance, hiking their kilts high as the moved and giving my aunties a thrill.
But we'd love to know what happened to John Lewis, and I'd like to think he occasionally wonders what happened to us. He came from Leeds, worked with CBI (Chicago Bridge and Iron) in Ruweis, Abu Dhabi, in 1983, and is probably in his early fifties by now.
Anyone out there who knows?

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