I was in the math center a week ago, happily tuting away, when I looked up and saw a printout posted on a bulletin board. In the middle of the flyer was a photo of adjunct instructor and fellow tutor, Greg.
I thought, "Oh, what's this? We doing instructor of the month or something?"
WHAAT? I was shocked. Friendly, mellow, patient Greg? Passed away??
I had no idea. Neither did many of the others I talked with. He never looked unwell or in any discomfort. He was, I'm guessing, mid 60s, and seemed quite healthy. Loved his grandkids, enjoyed golfing...
Magnum says maybe it's one of those cancers you don't know about until the end. Maybe?
Still feels strange to think I won't be chatting with him anymore. My colleagues in testing were equally shook.
- Speaking of testing, I worked last Saturday with Party Girl. It was a busy day with lots of annoying little fires needing extinguishing. I didn't get much catching up with her until we were closing up. What's with all these people and their issues? Didn't they know I had Party Girl tea to catch up on??
But I did know that she was in a much peppier mood when I worked with her on Friday and then Saturday than she'd been the week before. Things are not great at her dad's facility, but minisculy improved. She's given her husband the what for, and he's taking note. No more mention of her moving out, making him buy her a house.
In short, he's having what seems to be an emotional affair with a long ago girlfriend - The One Who Got Away - from back in high school before his first wife (Party Girl is wife number 2). They talk on the phone and text regularly. I don't know if she lives nearby, but he should pick a lane.
- Speaking of picking a lane, I'm going to lay it all out with my PEO chapter at our upcoming meeting that people either need to step up and take an office or we don't have a chapter anymore. Sad but true. I'm not going to keep us afloat for another year just so we're in this same boat next February. We'll see how it goes.
But I'll be patient and calm and caring.
It's what Greg would do.
So sorry about your friend's unexpected death.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandie
DeleteWhat a shocker- that is no way to find out ! Good luck with NOT closing the chapter and not bailing them out. Step up y'all. PEO is a GOOD thing in this mess of a country!
ReplyDeleteYes, a shocker. I still expect to run into him and he'll make some silly joke.
DeleteHoping to light a fire under those PEOs!
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend and co-workers passing. I guess he just didn't wish to share. Sad. But Party Girl? Wowsa, that is a lot.
ReplyDeleteYep, could be he just wanted to keep his condition private.
DeleteParty Girl is pretty tough, we'll see how this plays out.
I'm so sorry to hear about your Friend suddenly Passing, it's always a shock when someone seemingly Well just suddenly crosses over without any forewarnings. Perhaps he kept any medical issues private, or, he may have had none and it was just his Time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, it was strangely sudden
DeleteI'm so sorry about your friend passing. Even though death is not uncommon where I work we did have a resident pass very unexpectedly a few weeks ago. Hope all works out well at your meeting.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I used to work at a care facility. Death seemed to be an almost weekly event, but still shocking when it was someone unexpected.
DeleteSorry that he is gone so young. He sounds like a nice guy and that he’ll be missed.
ReplyDeleteYikes on the cheating. Emotional or not, it doesn’t sound like a great place to be for any of them.
Thanks, he was a super nice guy - can't imagine him having anything close to an "enemy". The Party Girl situation is pretty uncomfortable. They give each other a lot of space to do their own things, but he's crossed a line fer sher.
DeleteGiving each other a lot of space, not sure I follow. But she has to live with him. Which is too bad. They don't seem a good fit for each other.
DeleteGood for you.
ReplyDeleteHer husband sounds like someone to steer clear of but difficult, I guess, if you're married to him.
Some people can be very brave when facing illness. Greg must have been one of those. So sorry.
I've often held my tongue when Party Girl talks about her husband/marriage, but it seemed to be working for them... until now.
DeleteGreg is certainly missed.
This month has felt like caner month - I know two people who just went through treatments and are not out of the woods yet. What is going on??
ReplyDeletewow, *CANCER
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