| | I heard from an old co-worker today that one of my good friends Erik had died in a car accident last Tues after graduating (I believe with his masters in lit). Since then I've been taking account of just how much he contributed to who I am today. It's daunting. Erik was an amazing guy. Unbelievably charming, witty, funny, and intelligent. I met him when he was assigned to me as my "Co-op" student at Subaru. I cursed the thought of being stuck with some pimple faced know nothing kid (mind you I was 18 at the time, haha). Instead I gained an amazing friend - who btw was ~6 years older than me. While I taught him how to troubleshoot computers and networks he taught me a lot about people and just being a great person to chat with.
We hung out often - far past his co-op. I celebrated many firsts with Erik. First time eating sushi, he helped me find the first beer I'd ever enjoyed (likewise, first, martini, scotch, congac, and IPA (favorite style of beer) were enjoyed with him), first time sitting in with a band, first time playing in a flowershop (haha), first game of golf, first game of speed golf, first Japanese steakhouse, and many many others. His hospitality was remarkable - able to take a slew of people who had never met and make a fantastic dinner party out of it. Erik was in many ways the glue. I don't know that I've known a nicer, more enjoyable person.
Now comes the difficult part where I have to wrap my head around not being able to enjoy that person again.
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| | Posted 12/30/2008 2:05 AM - 89 Views - 8 eProps - 4 comments
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