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dksuddeth · 12-13-2007, 01:48 PM

so here I am today, at work, sitting at my desk doing my normal sysadmin thing and I get up to go ask my IT manager a question about setting a change control for saturday. I stop just inside his office door and remember that I can't ask him questions anymore. He's no longer here.....on this earth.

Yesterday afternoon, he said goodbye to all of us and that he was going home for the day, would see us all in the morning. Later that night I got a phone call from our staff agent telling me that he passed away in his home, for no known apparent reason at this time.

7 hours before that phone call, we all told him to go get some rest and now we'll never speak to him again. He was only 36 years old.

What a wake up call in rediscovering how fragile and unpredictable that life is. One hour, someone you're close to is there, and the next, they are not.

Always kiss your SO when you leave for the day. Always tell your kids you love them very much. Always tell a friend that they are special. Always treat every goodbye as if it's your last, because it very well could be.

RIP Clarence, you will be missed.

12-13-2007, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	the unpredictability of life and death so here I am today, at work, sitting at my desk doing my normal sysadmin thing and I get up to go ask my IT manager a question about setting a change control for saturday. I stop just inside his office door and remember that I can't ask him questions anymore. He's no longer here.....on this earth. Yesterday afternoon, he said goodbye to all of us and that he was going home for the day, would see us all in the morning. Later that night I got a phone call from our staff agent telling me that he passed away in his home, for no known apparent reason at this time. 7 hours before that phone call, we all told him to go get some rest and now we'll never speak to him again. He was only 36 years old. What a wake up call in rediscovering how fragile and unpredictable that life is. One hour, someone you're close to is there, and the next, they are not. Always kiss your SO when you leave for the day. Always tell your kids you love them very much. Always tell a friend that they are special. Always treat every goodbye as if it's your last, because it very well could be. RIP Clarence, you will be missed. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."