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Mar 5, 2006 | 03:12 PM

sierraben

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Because You Never Know.........................

Thought I would post this.

Keep in touch with your friends; because you never know..............

I received a phone call from a buddy of mine enforming me that another friend of ours had just passed away, one week after his 52nd birthday.

He died from diabetes and hep C.

I've known him for 37 years, but didn't keep in touch with him for the last 15.

He had talked about a "turning 50 get-together" reunion.

Wish I would have kept in touch with him more often.

So, give your buddy a call, because you never know.........................

Mar 5, 2006 | 03:29 PM

lenny1carl

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i lost a best friend recently in a similar & unecpected manner. he was my sounding board, info center, and just plain outlet. i spoke to him the day before he died & he sounded great. his passing was a fluke. i just thank God i had him for as long as i did.
sierraben, God bless your friend & my Bucky. they are in a better place as that is where good friends go.

Mar 5, 2006 | 03:29 PM

jake00

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I find its hard to keep intouch with all my freinds now that I'm married, and most of them are also. I was alot easier when we all lived on the same dorm floor. I make it a point to try and call alot of freinds every couple months. Email helps as well

Mar 5, 2006 | 03:41 PM

tjc transport

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ain't that the truth Ben. Oct 30 2001, i was working nights on a road job 84 miles away. as i drove past my best friend of 36 years house i noticed the living room light was on. i was going to turn around and stop to say howdy, but i was running 10 minutes later than normal, so i kept on going, thinking i will stop tomorrow night. he died at 2 am of a heart attack at the age of 41..

the next week was the absolute worst week of my life.
but Doug's death had a turning effect on me. after his funeral 4 days later, i never had another cigarette or drop to drink. 6 months later i had my heart attack. the doctor said the 6 months i was clean made the difference between it being a little one or a big one.

Mar 5, 2006 | 03:49 PM

lcampbell

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I was raised in a foster home with two other "brothers." Man, we were close! Went to school together, partied together, worked the same jobs together. We had about 8 or so friends between us and all of us were together all the time. Matter of fact, we all rented a house in the country and lived together for a couple of years!

Then the military came along, and marriage and kids and we all drifted apart. Well, I was looking them up a few months ago, wanted to get together, drink a few rounds and talk about the old days.

I'm the only one left.

Damn, my eyes are leaking

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Mar 6, 2006 | 10:13 AM

MAGIC MAROUKE

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yea its kinda sad how things and people change over the years . people say they are busy with thier lives and stuff but everyone can fit in a 10 minute phone call to a friend. my best friends live in san diego 6,000 miles away but i make sure i get to see them every couple of years . distance shouldnt really matter as there is always letters , phones , email etc . another thing that gets me is you can ask someone if they've heard from thier friend and they say " no they havnt been in touch ". well whats stopping them calling that person ?, maybe just lazy i guess .

simon

Mar 6, 2006 | 11:30 AM

bf250

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yea, i do good job i think keeping in touch via the net. everyone i know was from being stationed with them in the military or all i know or citizens of other countries, kind of hard to visit everyone!

i went to see a freind from high school i was keeping in touch with, but unfortuntly, him and his wife turned out to be some strange people, he seemed fine on the email and stuff, but in person.....dang!!! its a shame, i think its because of his wife, she never liked me since high school for some reason.