Some phone calls just suck...
 

Just got a call....one of my old friends (30+ years) woke up dead this morning (don't know why yet)...

Dance like no one is watching,
Live like there is no tomorrow...

I've gotta go do something to clear my head....53 is way too young....RIP Stan....

Sorry to hear...

Very sorry to hear... that is way to young.

Oh man, just 53??? :( That's way too young. I'm sorry.

That's why I'm retired earlier with less.

Similar age and similar event with my uncle recently.

My uncle retired early so he could spend more time helping others, a few months later from retirement and he was dead. Heart stopped beating.

KC911, so sorry for loss. Take good care of yourself and find someone to talk to.

I reached out to a old grad school buddy this week. I wanted to meet up with him and his wife when I visited our alma mater. I am hoping my son wants to go to the same University. After expressing how much I was looking forward to seeing him and his wife, he lets me know she passes away in February of Alzheimer's. She was 53. I hadn't seen them in years, but getting that news so suddenly was a blow.

Seems like this kind of stuff is happening more and more around me and others. First, it makes me realize how lucky I am. Second, how do I handle these events? How can I manage my own emotions and how can I be a help to others?

Damn. So sorry to hear that. Yes, 53 is just too damn young.

Did he have a wife and kids?

Unfortunately, we are all reaching that age where our friends and family start to go. I guess no one really warns us, or nothing really prepares us, for this eventuality, this stage of life. Those of us who get through it, and out last our friends and family, get to see way too much of this. It absolutely sucks every time.

Hang in there.

that sucks!! sorry for your loss.

that's my age!!

53 wow that's rough sorry for your loss . A good friend/coworker of mine passed away two months ago at 58 he retired at 56 . Massive stroke in the middle of the night never recovered . Party hardy you never know and have fun every day as it may be your last .

So sorry to hear of your loss...

Sorry to hear, Keith.

I lost a close friend last year and am still in denial that he is no longer around. If that's the right word.

Seems the best accomplishment one can achieve is to leave behind that type of everlasting affection in your friends and acquaintances.

Carpe Diem.....

Thanks guys!

Maybe sometimes it's better than the alternative. My old friends are in the mid 70s+ range. A bunch of them are experiencing chronic health problems and are suffering from all kinds of conditions that are really limiting conducting normal type lives. Just heard from an old H.S. friend who just finished chemo & radiation treatments for throat cancer. He's down to 138 lbs. That's after having a quadruple bypass and knee replacement over the past few years. Yes, 53 is way too young. RIP.

I'm 53, and have been noticing all of those my age, and younger in the obituaries lately....Sorry to hear about your friend.

We used to go to a lot of weddings.

Now we go to a lot of funerals.

Go to my wedding, or go to my funeral?

Tough choice :).

Stan would have LOL too...

KC I'm sorry you lost your friend:(

Its a good reminder to make sure you treat your friends/family who are above ground each day like it could be your last time together.

Sure resets priorities. Sorry for your loss. The days get so very precious when there’s less of them to waste (or something like that).

Sorry for your loss. 58 is too young.

I lost my best friend of 40 years a couple of years ago to cancer. I still want to call him and talk.

So y to h at this. Death, it can come on fast - and that’s probably the best way