well were burying another one of my friends tomorrow. i guess thats a part of life outliving your friends. he wrecked his bike last tuesday. we used to be really close but i haven't seen him in years. seeing some old friends has helped. i can't imagine how his folks feel. my uncle once told me that you not supposed to bury your young.

ryan was a kinda tall and goofy looking. he talked and laughed loud to. he was a very talented  mechanic. i remember when he moved up from texas. i think we were both about 14. he had all kinds of junk in his yard. trucks, boats, cars, lawn mowers, tractors, motorcycles. i liked him immediately.
    we went to school with grease under our fingernails. there was so many things that ryan and i had taken apart and put back together before we could legally drive. one time we mounted a 23 hp Wisconsin  engine on a go kart. we broke the frame and then we toke a 650 honda engine and mounted it on the new chassis we had built from pipes and junk laying around. then when we got older it seemed that we did the same thing with chevettes and 403 oldsmobile engines. there were so many things that ryan and i had created and modified in that barn of his. evan in the dead of winter we would hang out in the barn with numb fingers and toes working on something.
  i don't know how either one of us survived those years. now that we're in our 30s and have kids and mortgage payments he wrecked his bike being cautious and sensible. it just doesn't add up.

That sucks, sorry Johnny...

At least they aren't taking their lives like they seem to be doing around here lately.

Losing a friend must be terrible. My condolences.

Sanna

so sorry, Johnny.

Melissa wrote on May 11^th, 2009 at 7:12am:



aw man. what happened?

I'm 49 and can't keep track of the number of friends I've buried. I keep waiting for that stage in my life where it doesn't hurt so damned much. Hasn't come yet. Love and hugs to you friend.

Joe

Johnny,

I'm so very sorry for your loss of a friend. It's never as easy watching them leave as when we first meet them.

Please do not hesitate to call if you would like to talk.

with warm regards,
Tony

Johnny,
I remember my 102 yr old grandmother crying when my Mom died.she said "it's just not fair. Everyone has left me. If only God would take me now, because I have overstayed my welcome here on earth." We don't get to pick these things. There is a far bigger man than any of us who makes the decisions. It's simply up to us to make some sense out of it all.
My heart goes out to you and to  friend's family.
Cathi

Johnny,      

I am sorry to hear about your loss, you have our sympathies.

Take care

Diane and All

Sorry for the loss of someone who's time was too short.

Christy

My condolences to you Johnny... It's tough loosing childhood friends.

I've lost 28 of my classmates over the years and it hurts like the devil. All we can do is remember the "good times" we had with them and know that they're watching over us now.

Hugs BD

Johnny,

I know the feeling of loss, I've lost dear friends in much the same way. They were chosen to go and we're left without them, but they will always be a part of us.

Tell the "Fella's" they look like a group I would be happy to know. God bless you and them.

Don