I lost my best friend today.

BogeyB · 08-26-2020, 08:39 PM

I lost my best and really only fried today. It was coming for a long time, but still a shock. I talked to him in the hospital Sunday night, so at least I said goodbye. We were hired two weeks apart,worked 32 yrs together, and retired together. Our wives had a falling out so I haven't seen for a while. Until this heart, lung and kidney business, we talked several times a week. We ate, shot and collected guns together, and we both loved our kitties. Sorry to go on, but I'm hurting.

Mike

HerrKaiser · 08-26-2020, 09:48 PM

Heartfelt condolence for your loss, glad that you were able to reconnect and say goodbye to him. Will be praying for you.

ken4 · 08-26-2020, 09:56 PM

Lost a few myself, they can't be replaced. My condolence for your loss.

Edward Tinker · 08-26-2020, 11:37 PM

That is very hard, I am so sorry

gunnertwo · 08-27-2020, 12:14 AM

My sincere condolences.

This age thing isn't fun sometimes, specially when your buds go.

G2

MikeP · 08-27-2020, 01:19 AM

Sorry for the loss.
The ageing process is a tough master with this.
Count is too high and climbing.

wlyon · 08-27-2020, 10:51 AM

Mike
Sorry about your friend. Just remember you have lots of friends on this forum who care. Bill

John Sabato · 08-27-2020, 12:07 PM

Mike, Treasure the years you enjoyed together and the memories you made. I agree with Bill Lyon, and getting old sure isn't for wimps. Know that you will always have friends here.

Sincere condolences and may God comfort you for your loss.

-John

G.T. · 08-27-2020, 12:43 PM

Hello Mike, It is hard!!! No other way to say it... It's like a freezing cold hand grips you heart, and soul! As stated by many here, on the forum, you have family here, we feel the loss as well, as for many of us it hits very close to home. There are no cures for the pain, but time will help dull the hurt, but not the memories... If fact, in time, only the good memories will remain.. Doesn't seem like that now, i know... Prayers for all, best to you Mike, til....lat'r....GT

lugerholsterrepair · 08-27-2020, 04:12 PM

Mike, At the end of my Fathers life he had lost all his old time Friends, he said the only friend he had left was nicotine.

It's never easy..I started to lose friends in high school to car accidents, then in deep rock mining, in basic I lost my best friend I joined with to a car accident on leave for Christmas, then the VN war..Now old age. 2 Years ago I lost five close friends in the span of 6 months. I have quite a few photo's of my squad in VN. ALL of them are dead but me. It appears to be the circle of life. Life is for the living and so is grieving. We can all grieve with you Brother...

gunnertwo · 08-27-2020, 05:02 PM

There have been many great comments on this thread. We're all on this road of life and we all know the ending, just not when. Though I haven't met any here in person I can feel the sincerity shown. Mike has lost a friend as we all have and will. I see and know that if / when the next buddy leaves I can count on the support here. Thanks to all.

G2

ithacaartist · 08-27-2020, 11:58 PM

Sorry to hear... I don't think I can add to what the other folks have already said. Hang in there.

Fla.Mallard · 08-28-2020, 09:13 AM

All of my friends have passed. The last one was a year ago due to lung cancer.
It is an empty, cold feeling when you have no one to share your interests with.

My condolences to you.

mrerick · 08-28-2020, 09:16 AM

Condolence on your loss.

This passing will leave a hole in your life, but one that will hopefully recede with perspective and time.

It's important to remember the good experiences together. I've found that helps, and that they will stay with you over time.

One of the things you often go through is anger at the unfairness of losing a friend. It's sometimes hard to control, but do your best not to take it out on anyone.

pitsword · 08-28-2020, 11:12 AM

My Prayers for all Brother. A difficult, sad time.

BogeyB · 08-30-2020, 02:41 PM

I said my goodbyes last night at the funeral home, the interment was family. I did not realize how basicly decent are of the members of this Forum are. Thank all of you very much! Jerry, GT, and John thank you, and Bill l. God bless all of your hearts!

08-26-2020, 08:39 PM	#1
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	I lost my best friend today. I lost my best and really only fried today. It was coming for a long time, but still a shock. I talked to him in the hospital Sunday night, so at least I said goodbye. We were hired two weeks apart,worked 32 yrs together, and retired together. Our wives had a falling out so I haven't seen for a while. Until this heart, lung and kidney business, we talked several times a week. We ate, shot and collected guns together, and we both loved our kitties. Sorry to go on, but I'm hurting. Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

08-26-2020, 09:48 PM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 803 Thanks: 751 Thanked 795 Times in 377 Posts	Heartfelt condolence for your loss, glad that you were able to reconnect and say goodbye to him. Will be praying for you. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

08-27-2020, 10:51 AM	#7
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,522 Times in 940 Posts	Mike Sorry about your friend. Just remember you have lots of friends on this forum who care. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

08-27-2020, 12:43 PM	#9
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,486 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,583 Times in 989 Posts	Very sad! Hello Mike, It is hard!!! No other way to say it... It's like a freezing cold hand grips you heart, and soul! As stated by many here, on the forum, you have family here, we feel the loss as well, as for many of us it hits very close to home. There are no cures for the pain, but time will help dull the hurt, but not the memories... If fact, in time, only the good memories will remain.. Doesn't seem like that now, i know... Prayers for all, best to you Mike, til....lat'r....GT

08-27-2020, 04:12 PM	#10
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,850 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,426 Posts	Mike, At the end of my Fathers life he had lost all his old time Friends, he said the only friend he had left was nicotine. It's never easy..I started to lose friends in high school to car accidents, then in deep rock mining, in basic I lost my best friend I joined with to a car accident on leave for Christmas, then the VN war..Now old age. 2 Years ago I lost five close friends in the span of 6 months. I have quite a few photo's of my squad in VN. ALL of them are dead but me. It appears to be the circle of life. Life is for the living and so is grieving. We can all grieve with you Brother... __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-26-2020, 09:56 PM	#3
ken4 User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 23 Thanks: 3 Thanked 30 Times in 11 Posts	Lost a few myself, they can't be replaced. My condolence for your loss.

08-26-2020, 11:37 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,911 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	That is very hard, I am so sorry

08-27-2020, 12:14 AM	#5
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 606 Thanks: 805 Thanked 909 Times in 351 Posts	My sincere condolences. This age thing isn't fun sometimes, specially when your buds go. G2

08-27-2020, 01:19 AM	#6
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Sorry for the loss. The ageing process is a tough master with this. Count is too high and climbing.

08-27-2020, 12:07 PM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Mike, Treasure the years you enjoyed together and the memories you made. I agree with Bill Lyon, and getting old sure isn't for wimps. Know that you will always have friends here. Sincere condolences and may God comfort you for your loss. -John

08-27-2020, 05:02 PM	#11
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 606 Thanks: 805 Thanked 909 Times in 351 Posts	There have been many great comments on this thread. We're all on this road of life and we all know the ending, just not when. Though I haven't met any here in person I can feel the sincerity shown. Mike has lost a friend as we all have and will. I see and know that if / when the next buddy leaves I can count on the support here. Thanks to all. G2

08-27-2020, 11:58 PM	#12
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,284 Thanks: 7,012 Thanked 2,478 Times in 1,320 Posts	Sorry to hear... I don't think I can add to what the other folks have already said. Hang in there. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

08-28-2020, 09:13 AM	#13
Fla.Mallard User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 99 Thanks: 244 Thanked 95 Times in 37 Posts	All of my friends have passed. The last one was a year ago due to lung cancer. It is an empty, cold feeling when you have no one to share your interests with. My condolences to you.

08-28-2020, 09:16 AM	#14
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Condolence on your loss. This passing will leave a hole in your life, but one that will hopefully recede with perspective and time. It's important to remember the good experiences together. I've found that helps, and that they will stay with you over time. One of the things you often go through is anger at the unfairness of losing a friend. It's sometimes hard to control, but do your best not to take it out on anyone. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

08-28-2020, 11:12 AM	#15
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 454 Thanks: 3,889 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	My Prayers for all Brother. A difficult, sad time.

08-30-2020, 02:41 PM	#16
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	I said my goodbyes last night at the funeral home, the interment was family. I did not realize how basicly decent are of the members of this Forum are. Thank all of you very much! Jerry, GT, and John thank you, and Bill l. God bless all of your hearts! __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA