the death of a best friend. (1 Viewer)

[sammy719]

I just found out one of my best friends passed away this morning at the age of 47 sadly, my friend (Wayne) has been fighting cancer for almost a year and in my mind one knows the odds of fighting stage 4 cancer are very slim, and kind of prepare for the worst, but even after the worst has happened it's hard to take, Wayne and I were good friends since 1st grade and as we entered our high school days we were the best of friends, played football together, double dates/parties, (some real interesting parties) you do so many "firsts"...girls/concerts/driving/even getting in trouble and you always have that special bond with those certain few friends that were with you during those times that you always look back (at least for me) fondly with great memories/laughs/ hard times/good times what we went through growing up together.

Anyway, in a day there was so much sadness in this country it even got a little sadder for me, but here's hoping that one of my best friends..Wayne D. Zambella is looking down from Heaven with no more pain or suffering..."Buck"

 

[wayne556517]

Sammy mate that is **** news im so sorry mate,i will tilt a beer today in respect for your mate.
(Must of been a great bloke mate just look at his name.)

 

[lancer]

Sorry for your loss, Sammy. True friends are few and far between. My best to you and your friends family. -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

Real sorry Sammy as you two were very close. Best to you and Wayne's family.

Brad

 

[Louis Badolato]

Sammy, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Please accept my sincere condolences.

 

[Njja]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Such a shame especially during the Holiday season.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Sammy...my condolences...I know it's hard to lose a best friend...but the history you guys had together...will live with you forever...

 

[TomNT]

Im sorry to hear about your loss Sammy. It's a sad day when you lose someone close and also sad that your friend was still only a relatively young bloke at the age of 47.

Take care mate.

Tom

 

[ucla1967]

Sammy, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your best friend. Please accept my sincerest condolences.

From personal experience, I know what it means to lose your best friend. Dick Cary and I were best friends for 45 years ever since we were in the third grade together. We were always seen together to the point that people use to ask if we were brothers, much to that crazy, blond, blue-eyed Irishman's chargrin that he might be mistaken for an Italian. I even lived with his family during my senior year of high school when my family moved to California. We had many adventures together growing up in a small town in Oregon. My favorite story about Dick is the first time, when were about 10 years old, he was having Sunday dinner with my family. My dad made his pride and joy---spaggetti and meatballs with the sauce he cooked all day. So, here is Dick sitting at the dinner table with seven Tarantinos and the first thing he says is "Do you have any catsup"? Well, I thought my New York Italian dad was going to kill him. I wondered what kind of spaggetti the Irish ate that you would even dream of putting catsup on it. We kept in contact for decades, even calling each other every year on our birthdays. Then, in 1998, just after his 56th birthday, he had a brain stroke and was in a comma for several days before he passed away. I had called the hospital and his wife held the phone to his ear while I talked to him even though he was comatose. Twenty minutes after hanging up, his wife called back saying that he was gone. She said that she thought he was waiting to hear from me one more time before he let go. That thought still brings tears to my eyes after all these years.

Sammy best friends are special. Keep him alive in your memories; it will bring a smile to your face.

 

[Isandlwana]

Feel for you Sammy. I lost my best friend two years ago to suicide. Funniest, kindest and most loyal friend I could have wished for and yet I couldn't help release him from his depression. We were of course friends on Facebook and they wouldn't or couldn't take his page down, so every time I logged on his picture would pop up as if he were still around and it upset me a lot at first. Yet now, I rather like seeing his picture appear because as I age, he never will.

Go celebrate your friend Sammy.

 

[Rob]

So sorry to hear this Sammy, my sincere condolences to you mate. Long friendships like that are priceless.

Rob