This will just be a brief posting. (I may post more later)
My colleague Chris who is also one of my best friends chose to take his own life yesterday.
It hasn't even started to sink in, yet I feel so much loss.
I miss his kindness and his caring soul.
I worked with him every day and he made my life a happier place and was an asset to my business as well.
Many of you who have visited my workshop will have met him and maybe encountered his dry sense of humour.
We had worked together 8 hours every day for 4 years, and had a lot of time for each other.
He was good at what he did and had become increasingly invaluable to me in the workshop.
It was a shock to me even though I was aware he had been under a lot of stress lately. (not workshop related stress - personal stuff)
I understood his pain and the personal tragedy he has been going through of late - having your parents die never comes easily, and he also had other trial, tribulations and burdens on top of that which proved to be too much for him to face.
Chris - my life will be all the poorer for not having you in it anymore
I will miss you every day.....
I just hope that there is a beer festival on the other side for you
Chris Scriven
R.I.P.
1957-2007
