Another friend is gone
I met Chris Peleshok from my days working at Northville Race track. We all used to call him more by his nickname 'Curly'. I just got the news that my buddy has passed away at 49. I really don't have all the details right now and aren't the point for me writing this. Instead I want to talk about something else that is really bothering me.
When I first started working with him I felt pretty intimated by his personality. As I grew to know him and become friends I started to realize what a smart and funny guy he was. He always had a way of making me laugh or draw me in with his insight. Chris was someone that I looked up too I guess and valued his opinion like that of my fathers. I knew that if I asked him for advice on anything, he wouldn't point me in the wrong direction and would have a very good solution.
The thing that i'm having a very hard time with right now is that he probably had no idea. I'm sure he thought of me as a friend, but had no idea how much I admired him. We lost touch a little when I stopped work at the race track, but saw him once in awhile at poker games. He always brought a glowing light to those games and made them something special. You will be missed my friend. I didn't know he was ill and I never got to really express how I thought of him. As guys it isn't always easy to share our feelings with other guys.
I don't even know who is reading this right now. Maybe we haven't seen each other in years. Maybe we ended our friendship on bad terms. Maybe we our just getting to know one another, but if you call yourself my friend know that I care very much for you. I have a very big heart and it is hard for me too loose a friend. I choose them very cautiously and if you are my friend we are for life! If you ever need anything, know I will be there. Don't take somebody for granted, let them know how you feel. You might not get the chance again.
Goodnight my friends,
I love all of you
When I first started working with him I felt pretty intimated by his personality. As I grew to know him and become friends I started to realize what a smart and funny guy he was. He always had a way of making me laugh or draw me in with his insight. Chris was someone that I looked up too I guess and valued his opinion like that of my fathers. I knew that if I asked him for advice on anything, he wouldn't point me in the wrong direction and would have a very good solution.
The thing that i'm having a very hard time with right now is that he probably had no idea. I'm sure he thought of me as a friend, but had no idea how much I admired him. We lost touch a little when I stopped work at the race track, but saw him once in awhile at poker games. He always brought a glowing light to those games and made them something special. You will be missed my friend. I didn't know he was ill and I never got to really express how I thought of him. As guys it isn't always easy to share our feelings with other guys.
I don't even know who is reading this right now. Maybe we haven't seen each other in years. Maybe we ended our friendship on bad terms. Maybe we our just getting to know one another, but if you call yourself my friend know that I care very much for you. I have a very big heart and it is hard for me too loose a friend. I choose them very cautiously and if you are my friend we are for life! If you ever need anything, know I will be there. Don't take somebody for granted, let them know how you feel. You might not get the chance again.
Goodnight my friends,
I love all of you