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Been in a funk every since yesterday morning when I heard. I'm not here to get attention, but just a reminder.
This guy and I were friends toward the end of high school but mostly after. We were not real close but hung out with the same circle of friends. He had a white fox GT I always liked because they were not in my financial reach yet. Lost touch and here it is 20 years later and we found each other on FB. He seemed to have done well. Served at Balch Springs FD and different area PD's over the years. We had been talking over the old neighborhood and generally cutting up and talking about getting some of our friends together for a night out. Over the course of a year, he moved about a lot and suddenly got married. That didn't last long at all and last I saw he was "dealing" with it whatever that meant. About a month ago I mentioned lets hang out. He said "Say when, Frank!". A couple of weeks later I noticed his account was deactivated. I had no way to get in touch and just hoped the best for him and figured we'd cross paths again. Those were his last words to me. I found out he died yesterday morning. Not suicide, but partly due to some longtime self-destruction as I understand. All this to say, make the time, don't just talk about it. I have cousins and friends that I only see at funerals and its always the same old conversation "We need to get together sometime" and no one picks up the phone and follows through. I am going to make it a point to change that where ever I can and follow up, follow through. You never know when it will be the last time to talk to someone.
This guy and I were friends toward the end of high school but mostly after. We were not real close but hung out with the same circle of friends. He had a white fox GT I always liked because they were not in my financial reach yet. Lost touch and here it is 20 years later and we found each other on FB. He seemed to have done well. Served at Balch Springs FD and different area PD's over the years. We had been talking over the old neighborhood and generally cutting up and talking about getting some of our friends together for a night out. Over the course of a year, he moved about a lot and suddenly got married. That didn't last long at all and last I saw he was "dealing" with it whatever that meant. About a month ago I mentioned lets hang out. He said "Say when, Frank!". A couple of weeks later I noticed his account was deactivated. I had no way to get in touch and just hoped the best for him and figured we'd cross paths again. Those were his last words to me. I found out he died yesterday morning. Not suicide, but partly due to some longtime self-destruction as I understand. All this to say, make the time, don't just talk about it. I have cousins and friends that I only see at funerals and its always the same old conversation "We need to get together sometime" and no one picks up the phone and follows through. I am going to make it a point to change that where ever I can and follow up, follow through. You never know when it will be the last time to talk to someone.
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