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i went up to new york to my buddies house to spend some time with him and do some fishing with him on the lake he lives. he has been battling cancer for the second time and the meds and chemo was really making him sick alot over the weekend. we managed to get a few hours in on the lake yesterday and this morning. we had a good time talking and stuff. i knew he couldnt stay long on the water. george actually got me back into cigars over a year ago as we was working a beerfest in the poconos. he was selling cigars for his biz and i was helping him with the booth. this weekend george wasnt good at all. so i left this morning around 10 to come home. now its about a 2 1/2 hour drive back home. well i got a phone call from his phone and it was his wife calling me, crying her eyes out and saying that george passed away not long after i left to come home and thanking me for coming up this weekend and spending time with them as he was looking forward to it. i am truly shocked and no cancer can be really ugly witht eh chemo and meds he was taking. RIP George, your not suffering anymore, rest well my friend and i will see you on the other side sometime. i will miss you.
 

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I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I'm glad you got to spend some time with him doing something you both enjoyed before he passed. I'm sure that meant the world to him. Remember and celebrate his life.
 
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I have heard it said before that when it is a persons time they know whether they say it or not. Most of the time things like what you were able to do give that person the peace inside to stop fighting what they know is inevitable and allow those that care for them the chance make peace themselves.
I am truly sorry for your loss. Death is a horrible part of life. I will keep you and George in my prayers.
 
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It's good that you got to spend some quality time with him.
^^^ This! I'm a big-picture kinda guy, Pete. It's entirely possible in my view that your friend passed when he did because he was at peace after your visit.

That said, I am truly sorry for your loss...
 
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So sorry for your loss Pete. Good friends are hard to come by and losing them is not an easy thing.
 
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