May 12, 2005 01:22
So I got the call this morning that I hate getting. My uncle Bob died of a heart attack yesterday at work. He was a quiet, soft-spoken guy kinda like me. I remember playing football with him when I was younger. We used to play everytime I saw him. He was the only other person in my family who was in the navy. He was smart and got out after his first enlistment, just like I'll do. Im sad that I didnt get to see him when I was home two weeks ago. Wherever he is though, Im sure he's playing football again just like he did in college. Im going on emergency leave tomorrow so I can make it to his viewing and funeral. I hate how it usually takes someone's death to bring a whole family together from all over. My uncle Mike is home from Florida for the funeral and to be with my relatives. Uncle Bob was a good man, and thats how Im going to remember him...