I am sitting here wondering: Why not me? I had a stroke in August. Why did I survive and another friend pass away?
A friend whom I had known all through high school and who had been in nearly all of my classes passed away while on vacation. He had suffered from prostate cancer, had chemo and radiation, then metastasis, more chemo and radiation, surgery, and all of the emotional repercussions. He was finally feeling well enough to get away for some vacation time. He posted photos on Facebook to chronicle his trip, friends, family, and then one day, there were no posts. He had been stopped by a massive heart attack. The shock reverberated throughout my classmates.
Mike was one of those people who was almost an apologetic leader. He never seemed that confident in himself, though he always had an opinion and people listened to him. He had a ready smile and a joke for everyone. Smart and athletic, he was very successful, lived life, and was liked by so many. He was honest, sincere, and a friend to all. His wife was one of the luckiest people alive to have married Mike. She got one of the all-time good guys. Our class will surely miss him.
I stole numerous photos, all funny, from his Facebook page. They will come in handy for the next reunion. We will all be reminiscing, knowing that he was gone too soon.
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