(Photo above courtesy of former co-worker James Kruger)
I haven't posted in a while. Sorry!
This past week has been a huge swing of emotions, from shocked and devestated to thrilled and excited, as the weekend before my college roommate's wedding, a former co-worker was killed in a car accident.
The funeral was in South Dakota and the day before the wedding in Illinois, so I couldn't make it back.
My heart is aching. Besides being an experienced, respected reporter, Russ' self-deprecating stories, appreciation for snacks and smokes, and easy, considerate manner made him everyone's favorite co-worker. I can't imagine the newsroom without him and I can't believe he's gone.
Rest in peace my friend.
Before I left, Russ and I talked about Americorps and my new job for quite a while in the parking lot during a break at work, in the spot pictured above. He was excited for me and thought Ohio Benefit Bank sounded like a great and much-needed program.
In fact, I was surprised how many Americorps alums were all around me without knoowing. In even just the small South Dakota city I moved from, I found out two people I knew had once been VISTA leaders!
I also discovered that a college classmate was an Ohio Benefit Bank counselor! (That, by the way, was discovered from going to research OBB in the Google search bar, but accidently typing it into the facebook searchbar instead...so yay for facebook!)
The wedding, by the way, was nice -- traditional yet personalized -- and it was good to catch up with college friends. My college roommates are pictured above.
Congrats Abby and Daniel!
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