Great Loss....R.I.P.

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scotsmanspride

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Well today i had a huge loss in my life. I am a paramedic and have worked on average 56 hours per week for the last year with the same EMT. Today he was killed in a accident. He was riding his motorcycle from our station to another station to cover a shift and was hit head on by a pickup that wandered into his lane. Our station was the nearest one and our crews ran on him. It was 30 min before the call that i was joking and giving him crap about being such a goofy jew. (inside joke) I spend as much time with this guy at work as i do with my own family. He was new to motorcycles and had only been riding for 2 months. I had told him to not get one as I rode for several years and had a close call that was bad enough i will never get on one again. I tried to get him to buy a jeep so we could wheel together but his mind was set. They say that most people will have an accident the first year of riding. He had his trying to get it off the lot laying it over at the harley dealership. I have been in this line of work for over 8 years and finally had someone that i enjoyed working with. I was planning on working with him for the next 2 years til i go to P.A. school. I have been lost all day and am wondering how i will even go back to work. I just had to vent a little. And also Please Please PLEASE be careful of people on motorcycles, Dont tailgate them and always check your blind spots.
R.I.P. Mark. http://www.iaff.org/HS/lodd/searchResultsDetail.asp?personID=6833
 
Sorry to hear. I have lost people too. I just try to think how lucky I was to have known the person and been able to have spent some of my life with them. We all will die so plan for the future but enjoy your life now. Never forget that time is all we really have. Time is the substance of life. Waste your time and you waste your life. Make his passing meaningful and enjoy those around you that much more. Take care.
 
Oct. 9th, 2003 is the day I lost my fellow firefighter, mentor, and best friend Capt. Gary Bolcar. He too, was killed in a motorcycle accident. We will all experience this pain in life, more than once I hate to say. The best we can do is carry on their memory and remember them for who they were and what made them special to us.

You have my deepest heartfelt sympathies.

Carry on, brother. Carry on.
 
So sorry to hear this. Condolences from Concord, and thanks for your service.

thx - cpr
 
I'm sorry to hear about your friend and colleague.

Riding bikes can be a bit of double edged sword. You can have some of the best times to be had or some of the worst.
2 of my friends have had nasty crashes in the last 3 months, it's always a very sobering thing that.
 
im sorry to hear that bro. may peace be with his and your family. things will get better. i was almost not born because my dad had an accident with his motorcycle. he actually wouldnt have met my mom :(... he was thankfully wearing a helmet. luckily all that happened was he messed up his shoulder pretty bad and i believe some damage to his spine but he is doing just fine now :)
 
That is not easy to swallow. It really is true that tomorrow is promised to no man. My condolences for your loss, his family, and the communities that he served. RIP
 
Sorry to hear about your friend. My sincere condolences to you and his family and friends.

Mark
 
I'm sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. My he RIP.

Thanks for your service as well.
 
Sorry to hear of this. My condolences to you and to his family.
 
I am so so sorry to hear this news-I recently put up a thread with a very, very similar story-a good friend of mine for 30 yrs, and probably my best for the last 15 or 20 or so.
I cant say anything to make you feel better-but please know that I am hurting for you right now-I know thats sounds soppy-but its true...Im very, very sorry.

This sort of thing is a reminder to me to let my friends know AND my family, that I dont want to wait till their funeral to tell everone else how you feel about them, and think they are great-so I do that...hard to do to your mates- a bit of re-wording-although deep down we as close mates know-its a hard subject for blokes to talk about-but let them know what a good mate they are to you..its something you will NEVER regret doing.
Im sorry for your loss-prayers to you, and youir friends family.
Duncan
 
Hi scotsmanspride -

I am saddened to hear of the loss of your friend.

Prayers will go out for him.

best regards -

mqqn
 
I am deeply sorry for the loss of your friend and c0-worker. Prayers sent to his friends & family.
 
My condolences to you and his family/friends...never easy losing someone that close, especially to a bike accident. I sold my bike 3.5 years ago just before I got married, wasn't going to make my wife a widow so as others have said be careful out there and when you can try to take some of the defensive driving courses available for motorcyclists.
 
I am moved by the news of the sudden loss of your dear friend and EMT partner, and saddened for you, your crew and your friends family.

The immediacy and absolute finality, in the blink of an eye, of the loss of someone dear, makes no sense. It just hurts.....

I wish you well, and though I am not a religious man, I'll be thinking of you.

Kind regards,

AeroNautiCal.
 
Hi,

My sympathies and prayers to you and his family.

This job isn't easy. Losing a partner hurts like hell. Talk to somebody if you need it.

dalee
 
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