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I just heard the news that a friend of mine from college just passed away. Complications from pneumonia. I hadn't really been in touch with him for a long time, and I found out that he'd been living in Boston for the past year and I never knew. It would have been cool to see him again. He was a really good guy. Here's the obituary (apparently it'll only be posted there for a few more days, though).
It's such a shock to hear about a friend dying suddenly, you know? Most of the people I know who have died have either been old or were sick for a long time. A girl I knew in college died in a car accident over Easter break, but even then we had a memorial service and met her family and... I was able to participate in group mourning, I guess. John's services happened on Wednesday and in New Jersey, so I couldn'tve been there.
It's such a shock to hear about a friend dying suddenly, you know? Most of the people I know who have died have either been old or were sick for a long time. A girl I knew in college died in a car accident over Easter break, but even then we had a memorial service and met her family and... I was able to participate in group mourning, I guess. John's services happened on Wednesday and in New Jersey, so I couldn'tve been there.
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Date: 2005-04-01 04:05 pm (UTC)From:It's always shocking, even when someone was sick or old. But yeah, it's even worse when it's completely unexpected. I had a friend that died in HS and it was just the strangest feeling ever. I kept thinking the teachers were talking about some other person named Kerry, maybe a faculty member or something. It just wouldn't sink in. And then I had a dream that Kerry came back to school and it was all a mistake. I woke up thinking that my dream was true and didn't realize it wasn't until several hours later. It's just... it's like you can't believe that person is gone. It seems so senseless and strange.
*hugs*
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Date: 2005-04-01 04:23 pm (UTC)From:sending my thoughts and prayers out to his family and friends.
*hug*
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Date: 2005-04-01 04:36 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-04-01 04:23 pm (UTC)From:I'm sorry. It's always so disconcerting when they're so young and it's unexpected. I was in shock for days after learning a college friend had died at 27, and I still don't know how.
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Date: 2005-04-01 04:36 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2005-04-01 05:40 pm (UTC)From:*very sad*
I've also been hearing rumors that my very first best friend died, and I haven't been able to find out anything for sure. All I had was her email address, and the email I sent got bounced back to me.
People our age just shouldn't die. And I'll be saying that until I'm 100.
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Date: 2005-04-01 05:48 pm (UTC)From:I hope you're able to find out the information about your friend... *hug*
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Date: 2005-04-01 06:10 pm (UTC)From:Somehow i don't think he'd mind, though. He had such a laugh on him, you could hear it across campus. :-)
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Date: 2005-04-01 06:55 pm (UTC)From:Awww, Bitch. *happy & sad*
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Date: 2005-04-02 02:14 am (UTC)From:I'm trying to remember if I knew him, but I'm not coming up with anything.
When I was a senior in college, a very close friend died (car accident). It was a horrible shock. We kept saying to one another, "People our age don't DIE!" It's sad enough when somebody dies, but there's a special awfulness when it's sudden like this.
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Date: 2005-04-04 01:50 pm (UTC)From:I had some friends from school over on Friday night, and we spent some time reminiscing about John. It was really good.