I've lost touch with nearly all of my old college fraternity buddies, so a month or so ago I was delighted to get an e-mail from one of them. He'd been searching various places and found me in a Kwajalein address list. We corresponded back and forth, just advising what we'd each been up to for the past 30 years, and I was looking forward to keeping up the conversation.
Well, it's not gonna happen. I got an e-mail from his son today saying he'd died suddenly at the age of 56. The family sent out notifications to everyone in his e-address book.
It's a little hard to believe that after so long we'd gotten back in touch and a month later he's gone.
So long, Bob. I hope they've got 12-string guitars and basketball courts where you are now.
Posted by Linkmeister at June 3, 2006 05:45 PM | TrackBackSorry to hear that.
Posted by: The Heretik at June 3, 2006 08:30 PMOh, Linky...
How sad to have just gotten together after all these years. I am sure your letters gave him several chuckles and restored so many memories...
So young. I'm so sorry, Linky, but glad that you had the opportunity to connect with him again. I prefer to believe that there's some meaning in the fact that your lives touched again, whether it was for you or for him, or both. Still, my sincere condolences. :-(
Posted by: shelley ju at June 8, 2006 06:55 PM