I have this goof ball friend at work... he is the Yin to my Yang... to my Red Converse All Stars, he is insane Hawaiian shirts and goofy ties... and he claims to have never worn the same tie twice in an academic year...
He is the pony tail to my longer unkempt hair...
We couldn't wait to cross paths so we could trade jokes and class room stories...
We both love to joke with our students... and pull various pranks on them...
B.B. King played on campus last Wednesday night... I had two tickets... I offered him one... he loves blues music as much as I do... and we always let the other hear the most recent CD we have heard... and who we are going to see in concert next...
"Comfortably Numb" is one of his most favorite songs... He loves Pink Floyd...
He has a wife... and neat kids...
He always has this great grin smeared across his face...
My friend, Robert.... died this morning... and I am uncomfortably numb...
~jim~
I am so very sorry to hear of your friend. Very, very sad. And for sure I 'get' that numb feeling.
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I am so sorry, Shoes. So sorry.
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Beryl
OMG, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, how truly sad. I will be thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your sudden and unexpected loss.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about your friend. Blessings to his family and friends.
ReplyDeleteBe well. Be blessed and be a blessing to others.
ReplyDeleteKurt
I am terribly sorry for your loss Jim.
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oh man.
ReplyDeleteShoes, I am so very sorry to hear of this. There is no logic to death. I will keep you all in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to lose a good friend and even harder when it's unexpected. :(
ReplyDeleteOh, no. I'm so sorry, Shoes. Hugs to you. Prayers for all.
ReplyDeleteSending you blog hugs from miles away.
ReplyDeleteShoes, I am holding your hand and offering what comfort I can under the circumstances. Perhaps you can feel a big virtual hug from me and here's a hankerchief to sop up the tears when they come...Sounds like Robert was surprised and probably asked St. Peter, "What th'?" Take good care of yourself. Robert sounds like the kind of guy who would tell you to...
ReplyDeleteI am SO sorry to hear of your loss.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad, sad thing.....
{{{hugs}}}
Pissy
oh, wow. thinking of you.
ReplyDeletei still have nothing brilliant to say... and even though i've been saying it all day, i'm so sorry shoes. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear your friend died. I know I am 14 hours late reading this, but I just now got on my computer for the day.
ReplyDeleteOMG, my heart is breaking for you, Shoesies.....
ReplyDeleteTake all the time you need, just feel what you are going through and don't question it.
I wish I could say something to make you feel better, but I can't and hearing this breaks my heart.
Very sorry for your loss.
@ Vixen... thank you so much... 'numb' is the only way I can explain the feelings. Everyone is walking around with this 'what do we do now?' expression... Robert was fun... he was joy... he was happiness... and he's gone...
ReplyDelete@ Beryl,Just Another Girl, Bathwater, Whatever Comes To Mind... thank you... that means so much... he will be missed...
@ Kurt... what a deep and profound message... GREAT advice!! Thank you for this...
@ Stacy, JenJen, Charlene... yeah, it doesnt make sense... its all so surreal... so sudden. I think we become programmed to people suffering for a time and then dying... and it doesnt always happen that way...
@ Catch Her... Anything Fits... Amethyst... thank you... we hate to see someone suffer, yet, something seems so wrong with just suddenly being gone... of course, in all of this, there are Life Lessons for us... how to live... how to die...
I guess there never really is a 'good time' to die... just a time...
@ Linnnn... thank you... its unreal... I went to my class yesterday morning... I was shaken... and knew I wasnt going to do well in class... so I announced to the class that my friend had died... some of them knew him... and I cried... and then we went to work teaching material... and I would have spells where my eyes would water... and the students understood...
Yes, Robert WOULD have asked St Peter WTF?!?!?! and then WOULD have told me to take care of myself...
@ Pissy, Magnolia, Jaime... thank you all so much... thank you...
@ Peggy Sue... thank you.. I so appreciate your kind words...
@ Senorita... its times like this that just time fixes things... thank you for the warmth and kind words you've extended...
You all have been so nice... so wonderful... thank you so much...
~shoes~
Ouch. I'm sorry to hear that for you man.
ReplyDeleteBig hugs my friend...
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking. I'm so sorry.
ReplyDelete@ Heff... Spring Flower... Ily... thank you so much... we have visitation tonight (Friday, 07/09)... a group of us are going to break visitation decorum and wear Hawaiian shirts... Robert would LOVE it!
ReplyDelete~shoes~
Shoes, I'm just getting caught up on my blogs - I'm so sorry to hear about this ;( I hope you're doing ok.
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@ Jessica... thank you... Things are slowly getting better.. he is SO missed here at work... Thank you for your kind words...
ReplyDelete~shoes~
Man... two years later, Robert... and you are still missed so...
ReplyDelete~jim~