We had really awful news at work today - one of our key contacts at our benefits administration vendor died over the weekend.
We've worked with him for years, and I talked to him almost every day. Just the nicest guy, awesome at his job (I swear, sometimes he knew more about our benefit programs than we did), and far too young to die. It sounds silly, but we think of some of our contacts at our vendors as family (well, that work kind of family) - we've worked so closely with them for a long time.
I'm trying not to think about it too much tonight. When we found out this afternoon, I just went numb and then there were a few of us crying.
I just feel so awful about it - I don't know much about him but knew he was single. All we know is that he died over the weekend and he was found sometime today. I can't stop wondering how he died, if he was scared, and that he must have been alone, and it just breaks my heart.
Dear Mark in Texas, I'm going to miss you.