One of our colleagues, from way back, had died from an apparent suicide.
It had been a very long time since I last saw that guy. If I recall correctly, he worked with us from 1999 through to 2003.
It's difficult to write 'we were friends' about him. He was part of a group a few of us were in that went for drinks after work - and we did get along well - but we weren't friends in having each other's numbers on our phones like what I had with other colleagues.
With that said, I want to write about a time he absolutely showed how good he could be.
I had been ill following the passing of my uncle in 2003. My colleague was passing on his way home and knocked at my home to see how I was doing.
I've always remembered that. It was the first thing I thought of upon hearing the news on Friday evening. It then got me thinking - he had left the company by the time I returned.
So, I thought to myself 'damn, that was the last time we saw each other'. In a way, it was nice to remember that was the last time. But then it dawned on me - we had actually seen each other a year later. I don't want to pat myself on the back here, but I think it should be mentioned, I made sure to thank him for checking in on me back when only a few did.
I looked up his name on Google over the weekend. It seems he had moved back home a while ago. His passing wasn't recent. It looks like it was over two-and-a-half years ago. But, it wasn't nice to read how he died as well as the reasons behind it determined by the coroner. Especially when I factored in how he took time out of his life, all those years ago, to check in on me.
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