Lost a friend & former colleague today :(
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A guy I worked with for about 8 years, the last 4 years being in the same office, died today from a heart attack. Although I left the job last year, we kept in touch and had a bit of banter about footy, cars and stuff, and I last spoke to him 2 weeks ago.
He was only 30...
I'm a bit stunned about it, he was on antibiotics for a chest infection and took the last few days off work.
What has got me thinking though, is that this is the first person in any of my social circles around my age group that has died. I have been lucky enough not to lose any lose friends in car accidents, ill health, in active service, or criminal acts. I also come from a relatively small, but well aging family and have only lost great grandparents, a couple of distant uncles and my mothers brother.
Despite being 34, I feel somewhat unaccustomed to any sort of grieving process. It's an odd feeling. I think his age has put me in a contemplative frame of mind.
No real purpose to this post, except I just feel a bit better for talking/typing/rambling about it.
He was only 30...
I'm a bit stunned about it, he was on antibiotics for a chest infection and took the last few days off work.
What has got me thinking though, is that this is the first person in any of my social circles around my age group that has died. I have been lucky enough not to lose any lose friends in car accidents, ill health, in active service, or criminal acts. I also come from a relatively small, but well aging family and have only lost great grandparents, a couple of distant uncles and my mothers brother.
Despite being 34, I feel somewhat unaccustomed to any sort of grieving process. It's an odd feeling. I think his age has put me in a contemplative frame of mind.
No real purpose to this post, except I just feel a bit better for talking/typing/rambling about it.
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