Mountain_Mike
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2005
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I just heard some sad news about Ron, a former collegue. I'm sure this kind of thing is not unfamiliar to many of you.
Ron was in the same business, but about 10 years older than I. He was kind of a mentor to me, and a friend. He retired about 10 years ago, with big plans of operating a little 20 acre almond ranch as a hobby farm. After Ron retired, we exchanged emails on about a weekly basis. After a few years, the emails started to trail off. I got busy, and had multiple challenges to deal with, so I didn't give it much thought.
Finally, about 2 months ago, I realized it had been a loooong time since I'd heard from Ron, so I shot off a quick email. About two days later, I received a reply from his wife stating that he hadn't been doing too well...been spending most of his time in bed, between dialysis sessions...
I just found out that Ron passed on.
A stark reminder. Retire as soon as you can. Embrace life on earth, and have faith for the eternal if you are able.
Ron probably could have retired years earlier than he did and had more good years on his farm. Who knows their future on this earth?
-Mike
Ron was in the same business, but about 10 years older than I. He was kind of a mentor to me, and a friend. He retired about 10 years ago, with big plans of operating a little 20 acre almond ranch as a hobby farm. After Ron retired, we exchanged emails on about a weekly basis. After a few years, the emails started to trail off. I got busy, and had multiple challenges to deal with, so I didn't give it much thought.
Finally, about 2 months ago, I realized it had been a loooong time since I'd heard from Ron, so I shot off a quick email. About two days later, I received a reply from his wife stating that he hadn't been doing too well...been spending most of his time in bed, between dialysis sessions...
I just found out that Ron passed on.
A stark reminder. Retire as soon as you can. Embrace life on earth, and have faith for the eternal if you are able.
Ron probably could have retired years earlier than he did and had more good years on his farm. Who knows their future on this earth?
-Mike