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Yesterday morning a man that I knew lost his life unexpectedly. Here is a touching article about him, if you're interested (Bahl & Gaynor's McCormick dies suddenly - Cincinnati Business Courier); he was 44. Aside from the fact that we were the exact same age, and aside from the fact that I liked him and always enjoyed those chances to run into him at First Watch, a Xavier game, or wherever else we'd cross paths, it has really hit me hard at just how fragile life is. Enjoy it every day, hug your kids, and remind those whom you care about how important they are to you. I sent a text to a friend yesterday I hadn't talked to in a while that said only "Love you, Bro". He is a wonderful guy, more important to me than he knows, and I hadn't thanked him in a while for being a great friend.

 

We all have no idea what tomorrow has in store for us...so enjoy today. Leave no kind word unspoken.

 

Think of Matt's kids and wife today if you have a moment, their sadness is significant, and those young people won't have the joy of growing up with Matt as a dad. I don't mean to bring down anyone, to the contrary, be reminded that life, and those in it with you, is a gift -- cherish it.

 

Read this, this morning and went to see my best friend today. We hadn't seen each other in over a year...picked up right where we left off...thanks for posting this MTGL

So sorry to hear :(

 

Today has been one of my hardest as a parent.

 

My oldest son lost one of his best friends today unexpectedly. The school counselor contacted us this morning telling us our son was breaking down at school, sobbing, couldn't breath. My ex picked him up and took him to the boy's dad's house where he met other friends. She said they were all sobbing and hugging. It kills me to see him hurt like this and not be able to do anything to fix things.

 

Hug your children.

Great post. My condolensces.

Matt is a client of mine, I shared this article on Facebook last night. Very sad indeed, he had a brother pass away from a heart attack young as well. So now he leaves behind a wife, two young children and parents who have now had to bury both of their sons far too soon. Matt had a very dynamic personality and well not be forgotten anytime soon. CNBC had a tribute to him on at 3 this afternoon, I'll try to post a link when I see it put up.

Twelve years ago today, at about this time of day my wife lost her only brother to a home accident.

I remember every moment of that afternoon, but can't remember the last time I spoke to him. Luckily my wife saw him just a few hours before.

 

NEVER take your loved ones for granted, Never fail to let them know that you love them.

I heard about this on the Big One and also read about it in the Biz Courier. Sounds like Adam was a very sharp guy and great Financial source for not only the local newsmarkets but also nationally. Leaving behind a wife and two children is heartbreaking. From what I read it seems heart issues ran in his family as his younger brother died of a heart condition at 33. This should get a lot of you off the couch and into the Dr's office for a checkup. Get your BP done, stress test, cholesterol, all that stuff.

 

I also have had a very tough week, a good friend of mine who I worked with for 10 yrs and sat close to lost his son in a head on collision last week. He was only 18 yrs old and crossed the center line(probably distracted) and was hit by an F250, killed instantly. Such a great man had to bury his son and that is something no father or mother should have to do.

 

God bless the BGP nation and have a good weekend.

So sorry to hear :(

 

Today has been one of my hardest as a parent.

 

My oldest son lost one of his best friends today unexpectedly. The school counselor contacted us this morning telling us our son was breaking down at school, sobbing, couldn't breath. My ex picked him up and took him to the boy's dad's house where he met other friends. She said they were all sobbing and hugging. It kills me to see him hurt like this and not be able to do anything to fix things.

 

Hug your children.

 

It has been a difficult week for some students at my school. A girl that they used to go to school with passed away. She had been getting sicker and sicker for months and had been to the Cleveland Clinic. They still don't know why, but her body shut down.

 

A young man in my astronomy class took her to prom last year and was still very close with her. I saw him in parking lot the first morning he was back at school and told him how sorry that I was for his loss. We both teared up and hugged. He wanted to talk about it a little bit. Later on in the day, he found me again.

 

Though I didn't personally know her, it feels somewhat personal to me in how it affects my kids.