jfv wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 12:58 pm

penningtron wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 12:50 pm Obviously in shock here after the news was confirmed..

I guess one bit of comfort at the moment was remembering what Steve wrote after John Grabski's death, about wanting to die fully engrossed in his work, his art, his writing, surrounded by people he loved. I suppose he got a version of that, though it still seems too cruel. I'm sure we would have all preferred a gradual decline, spending years basking in the glory of a mile long list of accomplishments.

Fuck...

Yeah, to an extent true.

My dad died suddenly of a heart attack at 74. He said that's how he wanted to go. Except he was expecting it to happen at 84.

Steve at 61. So incredibly sad. It's not supposed to happen this way.

Time to donate to the American Heart Association again.

The way John faced his mortality was inspirational. When my time comes, I hope I can follow his example. I hope when I die I go like John, embroiled in the middle of things, surrounded by people I love, doing the things that matter most. I hope I leave a mountain of shit unfinished, that I have a pan on the stove, a phone call waiting and a pencil in my hand. I hope I'm man enough to be thinking about tomorrow.

penningtron wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 1:50 pm

jfv wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 12:58 pm

penningtron wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 12:50 pm Obviously in shock here after the news was confirmed..

I guess one bit of comfort at the moment was remembering what Steve wrote after John Grabski's death, about wanting to die fully engrossed in his work, his art, his writing, surrounded by people he loved. I suppose he got a version of that, though it still seems too cruel. I'm sure we would have all preferred a gradual decline, spending years basking in the glory of a mile long list of accomplishments.

Fuck...

Yeah, to an extent true.

My dad died suddenly of a heart attack at 74. He said that's how he wanted to go. Except he was expecting it to happen at 84.

Steve at 61. So incredibly sad. It's not supposed to happen this way.

Time to donate to the American Heart Association again.

I found the writing, with this being the quote I was remembering:

The way John faced his mortality was inspirational. When my time comes, I hope I can follow his example. I hope when I die I go like John, embroiled in the middle of things, surrounded by people I love, doing the things that matter most. I hope I leave a mountain of shit unfinished, that I have a pan on the stove, a phone call waiting and a pencil in my hand. I hope I'm man enough to be thinking about tomorrow.