Mentor/friend died last night at 47

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ZWICK 4 PREZ
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Jun 1, 2011 7:26am
A fellow EE I work with who "showed me the ropes" so to speak passed away in his sleep last night. His wife called me this morning to tell me. We play basketball together once a week and he's in very good shape. Very shocking to say the least. Never know when it's your time I guess.
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LJ
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Jun 1, 2011 7:40am
Very sorry to hear this
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THE4RINGZ
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Jun 1, 2011 7:41am
Sorry to hear this sad news.
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Belly35
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Jun 1, 2011 7:49am
Sad ........... at 47 year old ... Sorry Zwick 4 Prez
I understand your grief and sorrow …
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OneBuckeye
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Jun 1, 2011 8:09am
Sorry to hear that, definately has to be a shocker to everyone at your work.
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ernest_t_bass
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Jun 1, 2011 8:25am
Heart attack?
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ZWICK 4 PREZ
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Jun 1, 2011 8:58am
ernest_t_bass;787372 wrote:Heart attack?

She's not sure. She noticed he wasn't responding to his alarm and tried to wake him and noticed he was gone.
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LJ
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Jun 1, 2011 9:01am
ZWICK 4 PREZ;787394 wrote:She's not sure. She noticed he wasn't responding to his alarm and tried to wake him and noticed he was gone.

:(
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gerb131
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Jun 1, 2011 9:06am
Dang. Sorry to hear bout that.
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slcoach
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Jun 1, 2011 9:18am
Sorry to hear that Zwick. Life is precious and shouldn't be taken for granted.
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se-alum
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Jun 1, 2011 9:28am
Terrible news! Sorry about that man.
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justincredible
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Jun 1, 2011 9:32am
I echo everyone else's sentiments. Sorry to hear this.
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queencitybuckeye
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Jun 1, 2011 9:36am
Sorry about your loss.
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Commander of Awesome
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Jun 1, 2011 9:37am
Thasts horrible for her to find him like that. Sorry to hear this. Something similar happened to a girl in my high school class. Went to bed early on a Friday night (no drinking or drugs involved) and didn't wake up saturday morning. They never discovered what caused her death.
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ZWICK 4 PREZ
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Jun 1, 2011 9:45am
Thanks everyone.
It's weird because we golf in a league together on wednesday nights (tonight) and last week he was telling me how his friends were starting to pass away and it scared him. Then a week later he's gone. I'm obviously not going to golf tonight, but I'm not sure if I should just find 2 people to play for us for the rest of the year or not. I'm not sure I'd have much fun the rest of the year.
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ernest_t_bass
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Jun 1, 2011 9:48am
Give updates when you find out the cause, if you don't mind. Scary indeed.
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Jun 1, 2011 10:11am
Really sorry to hear this Zwick, my condolences. Things like this remind us all to appreciate what we have while we are here
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Jun 1, 2011 11:18am
ernest_t_bass;787448 wrote:Give updates when you find out the cause, if you don't mind. Scary indeed.

1. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Zwick.
2. What is your obsession (ETB) with finding out what the cause was?
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ernest_t_bass
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Jun 1, 2011 11:23am
Frothy Walrus;787533 wrote:1. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Zwick.
2. What is your obsession (ETB) with finding out what the cause was?

I'll be that age one day too! Scary things that happen like this are good education.
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Jun 1, 2011 11:29am
I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a mentor is brutal.

My sympathies with his family.
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Jun 1, 2011 11:41am
ernest_t_bass;787538 wrote:I'll be that age one day too! Scary things that happen like this are good education.
If your that worried put down the 4 bro :)
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Heretic
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Jun 1, 2011 1:08pm
Damn. That does suck. My condolences.
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MontyBrunswick
Jun 1, 2011 2:48pm
ZWICK 4 PREZ;787339 wrote:We played basketball together once a week and he's in very good shape.

fixed
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ernest_t_bass
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Jun 1, 2011 2:54pm
dlazz;787786 wrote:fixed

Damn.
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Con_Alma
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Jun 1, 2011 3:52pm
My condolences Zwick.