- Jun 5, 2000
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My VP of my dept just stopped by and said that the Sheriffs dept called this morning to inform her my co-worker is dead. no other details yet.
I was wondering why i didnt see him in his cube when i got in. I even brought in a extra hot breakfast burrito because he coverd a few hours of pager duty for me on Sat when i had something to do.
Damn this suck. he was in in his 40's and had a boy and girl my kids ages around 11 and 8.
since the sheriffs dept called, im guessing it was a motor vehicle accident. just a guess.
this sucks.
***UPDATE***
So I went and sat on my rock for a few hours, i felt better so i went back to work. Had my 2pm weekly staff meeting and the sheriffs dept called my boss during it. Turns out his wife found him dead on the kitchen floor. From what the deupty said, he has had a history of seizures for the past 1.5 years.
*** 20 Oct Update***
Email from our VP
Team -
I just got off the phone with {co-workers name} wife, {wifes name}. She, of course, is devastated...I was amazed that she was even capable of carrying on a conversation based on everything she's been through over the last couple of days. She informed me that the cause of his death was severely blocked arteries.
We had a very wonderful and gentle conversation. I smiled to myself as she relayed stories of "{co-worker}". They'd known each other for 24 years. She and the kids absolutely adored him. She told me that he thought of our team as a "second family". She said he'd come home from work each day and she'd ask "how was work?". She said his response was always "it was great, just as it always is!" I told her the feelings were mutual. I told her he had been a wonderful addition to our team and that we were all devastated by this. I told her the last several days had been filled with stories about {co-workers name} and I think that made her feel very, very good.
I asked about the kids and how they're doing. She said they're still pretty confused about the whole thing. We simultaneously said "they're so young". She's going to try to get them back into school next week to get them back into a routine.
She said the funeral will be this Friday. I asked her if it was public or private and she said it would be private. She wants it to be quick and only with immediate family. She indicated that would be {co-workers name}' wish as well. I told her we would respect that wish. I also told her that people have been asking about reaching out to her and that we wanted to set up a fund and collect monies for her. She was deeply touched and said she was so amazed at the outpouring of the community and by his work. FYI, {My bosses name} will be sending out an email this afternoon to communicate donation information.
Before we said our goodbyes, she said "let me know if there's anything I can do for you"...
{VP Name}
I was wondering why i didnt see him in his cube when i got in. I even brought in a extra hot breakfast burrito because he coverd a few hours of pager duty for me on Sat when i had something to do.
Damn this suck. he was in in his 40's and had a boy and girl my kids ages around 11 and 8.
since the sheriffs dept called, im guessing it was a motor vehicle accident. just a guess.
this sucks.
***UPDATE***
So I went and sat on my rock for a few hours, i felt better so i went back to work. Had my 2pm weekly staff meeting and the sheriffs dept called my boss during it. Turns out his wife found him dead on the kitchen floor. From what the deupty said, he has had a history of seizures for the past 1.5 years.
*** 20 Oct Update***
Email from our VP
Team -
I just got off the phone with {co-workers name} wife, {wifes name}. She, of course, is devastated...I was amazed that she was even capable of carrying on a conversation based on everything she's been through over the last couple of days. She informed me that the cause of his death was severely blocked arteries.
We had a very wonderful and gentle conversation. I smiled to myself as she relayed stories of "{co-worker}". They'd known each other for 24 years. She and the kids absolutely adored him. She told me that he thought of our team as a "second family". She said he'd come home from work each day and she'd ask "how was work?". She said his response was always "it was great, just as it always is!" I told her the feelings were mutual. I told her he had been a wonderful addition to our team and that we were all devastated by this. I told her the last several days had been filled with stories about {co-workers name} and I think that made her feel very, very good.
I asked about the kids and how they're doing. She said they're still pretty confused about the whole thing. We simultaneously said "they're so young". She's going to try to get them back into school next week to get them back into a routine.
She said the funeral will be this Friday. I asked her if it was public or private and she said it would be private. She wants it to be quick and only with immediate family. She indicated that would be {co-workers name}' wish as well. I told her we would respect that wish. I also told her that people have been asking about reaching out to her and that we wanted to set up a fund and collect monies for her. She was deeply touched and said she was so amazed at the outpouring of the community and by his work. FYI, {My bosses name} will be sending out an email this afternoon to communicate donation information.
Before we said our goodbyes, she said "let me know if there's anything I can do for you"...
{VP Name}
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