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A dear friend was taken from me recently..
12 years ago
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He was not a furry, you won't know the name, but I need to share this in any way I can:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20.....-gene-kirchner
Gene was a good friend of mine for almost or maybe even more then seven years. I met him and almost a dozen others through World of Warcraft. It was our guild, it was our family. Gene was one of those guys who you could always count to be early, be ready, be on his best of game (even if he did suck at times), and had a way of not just learning on the fly, but rallying others to do the same. If you've ever been in a raiding environment where one mans personality and efforts could make a difference.. he was that guy. Our family took itself beyond the game, into our facebooks our instant messengers and our phones themselves.
Gene was someone who was more then "just doing his job". He loved being a volunteer firefighter. Sure he knew the risks but he loved throwing himself in harms way to help another. I'm hearing his voice in my head right now from all the times we spent chatting over Ventrilo. I don't know exactly what injuries he had, what happened that night in the fire, or what happened in the hospital that took him from us.. We all think 'it can never happen to someone *i* know'.. well let me tell you this: I've met so many of my WoW friends in real life, taking vacations just to see them for the very first time is the type of family we had and the type of person I am. Gene is the only one I'll never have that opportunity. I regret that so greatly right now.
Thank the people you know who live that life, who put others before them. Ask them how their doing and spend time catching up.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20.....-gene-kirchner
Gene was a good friend of mine for almost or maybe even more then seven years. I met him and almost a dozen others through World of Warcraft. It was our guild, it was our family. Gene was one of those guys who you could always count to be early, be ready, be on his best of game (even if he did suck at times), and had a way of not just learning on the fly, but rallying others to do the same. If you've ever been in a raiding environment where one mans personality and efforts could make a difference.. he was that guy. Our family took itself beyond the game, into our facebooks our instant messengers and our phones themselves.
Gene was someone who was more then "just doing his job". He loved being a volunteer firefighter. Sure he knew the risks but he loved throwing himself in harms way to help another. I'm hearing his voice in my head right now from all the times we spent chatting over Ventrilo. I don't know exactly what injuries he had, what happened that night in the fire, or what happened in the hospital that took him from us.. We all think 'it can never happen to someone *i* know'.. well let me tell you this: I've met so many of my WoW friends in real life, taking vacations just to see them for the very first time is the type of family we had and the type of person I am. Gene is the only one I'll never have that opportunity. I regret that so greatly right now.
Thank the people you know who live that life, who put others before them. Ask them how their doing and spend time catching up.
