Monday, July 1, 2013

I don't like going to funerals

I went to a funeral today.  I don’t like going to funerals for several reasons.  The main one being someone I knew died, Hack Sain.  I have known Hack since 1971.  He died at the age of 90.  Went to church on Wednesday night came home and died in his sleep. 
Although I have known him for a long time, I didn't know him all that well.  I saw him from time to time.  Our paths would cross on projects and we would see each other at meetings.  We were both active in engineering organizations and I would see him at meetings.  He was a talented engineer and was actively involved in the engineering community up until the time of his death.  He was like a big dog.  He would come thru the center of the room with a loud voice happy to see everyone.  I never saw him when he wasn't smiling and had a story to tell.  He was the mentor for a lot of engineers.  Always willing to share his knowledge.  The funeral was a celebration of his life. 

When I come time for us to leave the earth let’s all hope that we can be remember for the good we do and the legacy we leave behind, like Hack.

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