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My first boss died a couple of weeks ago. He was a big man when I knew him. He lost weight after I moved away. He lost more with the cancer. While I’ll remember him by his laugh, a deep gut-chuckle, his wife and kids will remember his frailty. I’d trade shoes with them, if I could.
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Sorry, sorry, I know I never make it over to ketchup with Mel and Michele, and then when I do, I’m all downer. The truth is, I’m awful at short prompts. I rarely speak in less than a hundred words, and when I do, too much is lost in the translation.
Farewell, Dave. You were a damned good boss, and an amazing man.
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Jessie Powell is the Jester Queen. She likes to tell you about her dog, her kids, her fiction, and her blog, but not necessarily in that order.
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so sorry about your loss Jessie. I know that he meant a great deal to you. It’s funny how those first bosses (not unlike our parents) really shape who we are, how we see ourselves, how we develop our sense of sense.
your words were the best ones to express how you felt about him. May he Rest in Peace.
I will send good thoughts to his family and to you as you miss him.
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Thanks, Kir. I have stories and stories about Dave’s Grocery. Sandy – his wife – was also my first boss, it was a Mom and POp store – but I couldn’t fit that in 57 words. I used to answer the phone, because it amused me to do so, by saying “Dave’s highly esteemed, unimpeachable, and otherwise simply magnificent grocery”. There was one lady who it drove just CRAZY. She used to tell Dave I was making the store seem less than professional. And he and Sandy would giggle about it.
At first I read you would trade shoes with him if you could. Way more morbid than your sentiment. So….
INdeed!!!
As far as I know only one of my previous bosses has passed away. If it had been worth the plane ticket I would have gone there to dance on his grave.
Now who’s a downer? I’m sorry you lost a good one!
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He was awesome. And he was a young man when I worked for them, so I knew their young kids, who are now adults. It’s really sad. I’ve had some bosses whose graves I would dance upon. I will put flowers on Dave’s, though. He was one in a million.
I’m so very sorry for your loss! You are a good woman, JQ. What a great tribute to your boss and sweet thought for his family. Thanks for making me reflect and appreciate what I have at this moment. I know I don’t do it nearly enough! 🙂 xo
I don’t either. I mean, he was only fourteen years older than I am. A tragic loss for that community.
Wow, the fact you can write this about a boss makes it even more special. I’m so sorry for your loss. But in few words you expressed how much he meant.
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No apologies necessary. I think yours is such a caring sentiment. We should all be so lucky to work for individuals we care for this much.
We never said it had to be funny. 🙂
Thanks for linking up, JQ. Come back whenever you can.
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Sorry for your loss. I can only imagine the love he would feel from this.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. Not all of us are fortunate enough to work for and with exceptional people. Like you, I’ve been lucky in that regard, but I know many who haven’t been so. Thanks for sharing your poignant and sweet piece.
I am so sorry for your loss. Dave sounds like a great person. It must be a comfort to his family that you remember him so fondly.
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Well put – I am sure his family would want EVERYONE to remember him in the best way possible.
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I am so sorry for your loss. And you are so right in that we have a choice in how we choose to remember someone.
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I’m so sorry to hear it. XO, Jessie.
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