Aug 24, 2010 21:07
Well, Yesterday Benjamin Dustin Dugan died. He had a seizure after his girl left for work and she didn't find him until she cam home that night. He was on medication for his seizures. Not sure if he missed a day or if he choked or what. Regardless I wanted to take a moment to talk about what a cool kid Dugan was. Dugan lived with Shaun and I for a while when he was having a hard time a few years ago. Later on he lived upstairs with my ex and my ex bestie when they got together. He was the one to tell me they were getting married days before they did. He was the one to heck on me every day before going upstairs to make sure I was doing ok. Later on he became my roomie when Nikki moved back home and before G moved in. We used to stay up eating pizza and watching funny movies. We had some of the best parties. Dugan was over the top. He could be downright ridiculous sometimes, overwhelming, annoying, and loud as fuck. But he was also a heartfelt, loyal, kind, genuine, appreciative, grateful, caring friend. He couldn't stand to see someone he cared about sad. He was really good at cheering people up. He was amazing with kids. He may not have been responsible, but he relished every moment of life and tried to make every day like the first day of kindergarten. I commend him for that. He was never afraid to be himself. Everyone pretty much loved Dugan to death. He slipped out of touch with a lot of us recently and I kind of wish that wouldn't have happened. Maybe it was to make it easier to lose him. Seems that every time I start to lose contact with a friend, they die. Well, not sure when the funeral is but I think that it would mean a lot to Dugan if we all showed. He never saw himself as a rich man, save in reference to friends. I say we show him how many of us really cared. Poor Dugie.