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chiquimonkey

life is.

i just found out someone who used to work for years in our lab died yesterday in a car accident. people here are like family, so it's gonna mess folks up for sure. i have to break the news to my boss when she gets back :(

so yeah, just tell those that you care about that you love them every chance you get, cuz you just never know.

norm

it's amazing how life can change in an instant.....so sorry about your friend.....:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0dMBqtGtOU

failedpersephone

I am so sorry!

my thoughts are with you and everyone involved.

small town beck

Ahhh chiqs, I am sorry :(

We are are truly lucky for every day we have.

chiquimonkey

thanks guys. yeah it's just such a loss...worked with him for over 10 years. he'll be seriously missed.

josevolution

sorry chiqui ....:(

chiquimonkey

thanks jose. and of course as i was about to leave work i noticed a pic of him on this bulletin board we have by the door of everybody, and i just lost it :(

vedderfan10

That's such a nasty blow...I'm very sorry for your loss....

But yeah, you never know when these things are gonna happen. That's what sucks....Hug your friends everyone!

chiquimonkey

i feel *really* bad for his family, i can't imagine what they're going through right now. they know they can count on us for help so hopefully that with help a little bit.

but absolutely, hug and love on those that matter to you!

brainofPJ

chiquimonkey wrote:

i feel *really* bad for his family, i can't imagine what they're going through right now. they know they can count on us for help so hopefully that with help a little bit.

but absolutely, hug and love on those that matter to you!

damn. i'm sorry. it's apparent it has affected you even though it's not a flesh and bllod relative. really speaks to how close all you are.

true. don't take family or friends for granted...they can be snuffed away in an instance time as i have found out 2 in the last 2 year.

again, sorry.

chiquimonkey

brainofPJ wrote:

damn. i'm sorry. it's apparent it has affected you even though it's not a flesh and bllod relative. really speaks to how close all you are.

true. don't take family or friends for granted...they can be snuffed away in an instance time as i have found out 2 in the last 2 year.

again, sorry.

i've worked with my boss for 15 years and i never saw her as upset as when i had to break the news to her. that hurt to do that. neither of us has lost a colleague like that, so yeah, it's a blow. i'm gonna have to keep an extra eye on her because i wonder how she's going to cope. the folks we've worked with are like family. i knew his kids growing up, his wife who is such a nice lady.

yeah you can't take anything for granted for sure, appreciate everything.

vedderfan10

Yeah...I had a friend I let slip away...we were such good friends through high school, middle school, and elementary school...we lost touch, but reconnected in 1998...communicated for a bit...then he disappeared. When I read his obit in the paper three years ago, I bawled and bawled. Meningits. And I really miss him...

So yeah, if you think of a friend that you miss, give them a call or send an email...at least you'd have tried to make a connection...

But take care Chiquimonkey...you've got a lot of support from the Pit...

chiquimonkey

Vedderfan10 wrote:

Yeah...I had a friend I let slip away...we were such good friends through high school, middle school, and elementary school...we lost touch, but reconnected in 1998...communicated for a bit...then he disappeared. When I read his obit in the paper three years ago, I bawled and bawled. Meningits. And I really miss him...

So yeah, if you think of a friend that you miss, give them a call or send an email...at least you'd have tried to make a connection...

But take care Chiquimonkey...you've got a lot of support from the Pit...

aw i'm sorry about your friend. yeah i know me and a lot of people are going ot miss him. i guess that says something wonderful about his life really....his impact on so many, and how much this will affect people. it's sad to see people hurt though.

definitely, i'll be sending some notes out and makign a few calls for sure. i talked to my grandparents (my grandma had surgery on tuesday), and it felt good to just say i love you.

thanks a lot, i appreciate it. i think i'll be okay, it's just come as such a shock. i'll have to get something ready tomorrow to send out to everybody that's worked with him, it'll have to be an email, i can't make those kind of calls, i don't have the heart.

chiquimonkey

i don't ask this much, if at all ever here, but keep some good thoughts coming westward if you can. a bunch of folks myself included could use them :(

norm

chiquimonkey wrote:

i don't ask this much, if at all ever here, but keep some good thoughts coming westward if you can. a bunch of folks myself included could use them :(

i'll give ya all i can.....{{Hugs}}

chiquimonkey

cutback wrote:

i'll give ya all i can.....{{Hugs}}

thank you sweetie

QuarterToTen

big hugs and good thoughts to you my friend...as always.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_JbVi4ME8vs

chiquimonkey

QuarterToTen wrote:

big hugs and good thoughts to you my friend...as always.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_JbVi4ME8vs

aw man, thank you. i'll have to watch that at home, i'll start crying if i watch it now :(

Jeanie

Oh chiq. :(

That's just awful. I'm so sorry.

I've lost a few school friends and work colleagues and it never gets any easier. There's really nothing I can say that will take away the shock and grief. Just know that I'm thinking of you, I'm so very sorry, I love you dearly and hope it will feel better soon.

chiquimonkey

thanks jeanie. we just found out when the funeral will be, so we'll be going next wednesday. there is also going to be a viewing but i can't do that. i went to one for a friend's sister when she passed and that image was burned in my brain, i'd rather remember him as he was in life, really full of life.

my boss just started a memorial fellowship fund in his honor which i think is a beautiful idea, it's something he would have loved.

JDE-PJ

sending some positive thoughts your way chiqui, I hope his family and all of you who knew him, get through this time in as good as shape as possible.

take care