I'm still in contact with a number of high school friends. I was in drama club, and the jock always went after us drama geeks. The one jock who stood up for us was the QB of the varsity football team. These days, he is 5 years into his battle with ALS. We go to the movies regularly. He's lost all ability to talk, but he can still walk and get in my car to drive to the theatre.
The very first girl I ever kissed passed away a couple of years ago from cancer. We openly admitted that that was a special thing for us.