Thursday, July 19, 2007
Steve Passed Away
For the regular readers of this blog, you've been following the progress of my friend Steve, who has been battling pancreatic cancer for the last couple of years.
I got a call from Steve's brother, Doug, this evening (Thursday). Steve went into the hospital on Friday very weak and severely dehydrated. Apparently he had been vomiting for a number of days. The hospital was not able to stabalize him and he passed away on Monday about 5:00 pm.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized but should be completed in time for Saturday's obituaries. Doug believes the funeral will probably be on Monday. I'm going to try and make it, but the scheduling will be very tight, so I'm not sure how it will pan out.
Please remember Steve's family in your thoughts and prayers. After I got Doug's call I went out on the patio and had a beer under the stars. I sat in the same patio chair Steve sat in not a month ago when he came to visit. I can't believe he's really gone. He'd left no doubt that there was only one way this story would end, but in my heart I just knew I'd be talking on the phone with him for years to come.
Pierce and Anna both remember Steve very fondly from his recent visit and were in the car when I got the call from Doug. They knew he was sick and I shared the news with the entire family at the same time. I think Pierce and Anna's responses were very interesting. Pierce's first thought was, "I guess I'm not going to be able to show him my new trainscape now."
Anna, after mulling over the news for a few minutes, said "This is very sad. I think what killed him was a tornado and his cold."
-Eric (Dad)
I got a call from Steve's brother, Doug, this evening (Thursday). Steve went into the hospital on Friday very weak and severely dehydrated. Apparently he had been vomiting for a number of days. The hospital was not able to stabalize him and he passed away on Monday about 5:00 pm.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized but should be completed in time for Saturday's obituaries. Doug believes the funeral will probably be on Monday. I'm going to try and make it, but the scheduling will be very tight, so I'm not sure how it will pan out.
Please remember Steve's family in your thoughts and prayers. After I got Doug's call I went out on the patio and had a beer under the stars. I sat in the same patio chair Steve sat in not a month ago when he came to visit. I can't believe he's really gone. He'd left no doubt that there was only one way this story would end, but in my heart I just knew I'd be talking on the phone with him for years to come.
Pierce and Anna both remember Steve very fondly from his recent visit and were in the car when I got the call from Doug. They knew he was sick and I shared the news with the entire family at the same time. I think Pierce and Anna's responses were very interesting. Pierce's first thought was, "I guess I'm not going to be able to show him my new trainscape now."
Anna, after mulling over the news for a few minutes, said "This is very sad. I think what killed him was a tornado and his cold."
-Eric (Dad)
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