I just got word at lunch that my uncle Don passed away this morning. I don’t have all the details yet but it was quite unexpected. I understand he was enjoying the retired life: playing tennis or golfing nearly every day.
I owed him a phone call, too. He had hit me up a few weeks ago for some VoIP advice. I emailed him a ton of information but he wanted to get some more info. Now I won’t get the chance. 🙁
As I absorbed the news at lunch I could picture him in my mind: a smile on his face and a twinkle in his blue eyes. It reminded me how funny it is that people mourn the departed when the departed himself is having the time of his life (or death, as it were).
His service will probably be this weekend. I would be there if I wasn’t flying to Australia Friday. My thoughts are with my aunt and cousins. We’ll all greatly miss him.