A friend is gone
Posted by pavlovskitty on December 11, 2008
My favorite instructor and coworker just passed away. He had sent out an email Monday that he had a mild heart attack this weekend and was being transferred to another hospital for some tests. That he looked forward to being back at work as soon as possible. I had answered his email telling him to rest and get better, and sent him our Christmas picture, since he was crazy about the kids. He was the one that always brought flowers for my desk each time he was in town. My boss just called a few minutes ago and said there was a complication to his open heart surgery and he didn’t make it.
I had told him in my response that it’s odd how we take our health for granted sometimes. I don’t know if he got to read my reply. In his email he told us that this was nothing to do with his workload, just his attitude since his last heart attack nine years ago of, “If it isn’t fun, Don’t Do It!” I looked to him as a father figure, and a wonderfully funny, very caring friend.
Frank, you will be missed tremendously.
