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Losing a long time Friend of 45 years.

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SO SORRY to hear about your best freind Lee an i know how you feel like their is a great big hole in your life now which will never be filled as i lost a very close freind last year due to him catching covid an he was in a coma for two months but never came out of it an he was only about 50 yrs or so so please accept our condolences, an remember the good times you had with your freind an time is the only healer
chris an jen
Thanks Chris. He was 50 years old and his liver and kidneys just started to shut down. He was fighting this for about 2 years now
 
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It's hard to go through losing a good friend but you have many years of memories that you built together. They will live on with you Lee. Take care my friend, Rick H.
Very touching Rick and I thank you. Yes we had a lot of memories mostly good ones. I would be lost if I didn’t have you guys here to talk to.
 
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Hi Lee
A true, long time, friend is a rare thing. My thoughts are with you and his family. A very sad day.
Jim
Thanks Jim. He just has a sister and one son and some nieces and nephews he never remarried after his divorce over 20 years ago. The funny thing about our friendship it never died some have best friends then something happens and they quit being friends for awhile then there friends again we never done that always stayed friends and worked out or problems that’s what true life time friends do.
 
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Lee,
as you get older, it gets more and more likely to happen - one of the penalties of aging. You have to remember the good times & hold them in your memory
Dave
Thanks so much Dave for your words of wisdom. Many years ago my Father in law said the same thing. He said you know your getting old when your friends you grew up with and classmates start passing away.
 
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Very sad to read this Lee, thats a long time. Just think of all the good times and things you both got up to, will bring a smile

Off subject sorry, but Looks like a Eaton gearbox?
Thanks Bob I really can’t think of any bad things we never fought always got along and met in the middle never any bitterness between us.

Yes that is a Eaton Fuller 9513 some jerk sold me a bad back half said it was good and it when out on me one night going to Kansas City Missouri and when it did it took the front main bearing with it. Jeff always loved to work on trucks as much as driving them he was a pro at both.
 
Had a few battles repairing Eaton's, many a swear bucket filled lol.

Times a great healer Lee, but i know its easy for me to say that.
 
Wow Lee, so sorry to hear this my friend. Heartfelt condolences to you and to his family. Good friends really are like family and such a loss hits deep. Please take care and as the others have said, remember the good times even though that's not easy all the time.

Allen
 
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Wow Lee, so sorry to hear this my friend. Heartfelt condolences to you and to his family. Good friends really are like family and such a loss hits deep. Please take care and as the others have said, remember the good times even though that's not easy all the time.

Allen
Thanks Allen been thinking about all we have done through the years today funny how you can recall things that happened over 40 years ago.
 
Thanks Chris. He was 50 years old and his liver and kidneys just started to shut down. He was fighting this for about 2 years now
So sorry to hear of your loss Lee, 50 is way too young to cash it in, boy what I would not do to be 50 again!
Remember the good times...he would want you to.
Lost a good friend my self back in 2001...Sept.11 to be exact. he was an electrician as I was (and still am I guess)
He left the school construction authority and the civil service to work for his cousin's private company to help him get it going.
They were subbed to a general contractor doing work in ..... you guessed it...Tower II.
He left behind a young wife and three beautiful daughters :sad-face:

I was only a few blocks away when the unspeakable happened and had no idea he was in that building.
Nothing was ever found of him, a terrible tragedy.
We here will say a special prayer for Jeff's family.

Jim.
 
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So sorry to hear of your loss Lee, 50 is way too young to cash it in, boy what I would not do to be 50 again!
Remember the good times...he would want you to.
Lost a good friend my self back in 2001...Sept.11 to be exact. he was an electrician as I was (and still am I guess)
He left the school construction authority and the civil service to work for his cousin's private company to help him get it going.
They were subbed to a general contractor doing work in ..... you guessed it...Tower II.
He left behind a young wife and three beautiful daughters :sad-face:

I was only a few blocks away when the unspeakable happened and had no idea he was in that building.
Nothing was ever found of him, a terrible tragedy.
We here will say a special prayer for Jeff's family.

Jim.
Jim thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Sorry you lost your friend in a tragic way and thank God you were ok. I sometimes wonder why things went the way they did as young boys we both were find and healthy for years but then his health started to go down a dark path for year’s. Only God knows and I will accept that but it’s hard.
 
Lee, I just caught up after the holidays. I'm really sorry for your loss and, please, accept my heartfelt condolences.
Andrea
 
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