very sad need help

hope ur felling better today

sent pm take care

There are no words that can comfort you when someone close has passed away, believe me, I
know.
I sure feel your pain and grief and wish I could help. Dwelling on the 'What ifs' can put
you in a very bad place and although hard to do, think of the good times you had together
and know that he is in your heart always.

You and your friend will be in my prayers tonight.

Stay strong.

Keep you chin up. instead of thinking about him being gone just remember the person he
was and the good times you two had together and instead of being sad about it, celebrate
that you were able to get to know a person that had such a great influence on your life.

about 8 years ago a good customer and friend came in the store and asked if I or Monty
could go fishing that afternoon with him on the Catawba River to show him how to flyfish
the shoals for the brown trout.

I already had dinner plans with the wife so I told Eric, some other time. Monty also said
he couldn't make it that day. Eric, all smiles, said no problem we'll do it later......
I'll go 4 wheelin instead.

A few days later I was informed of Eric's death that afternoon he asked us to go
fishing..... he had flipped/rolled onto a rock and hit his head and died.

To this day I'm reminded of "what if" because his family asked me to display his fishing
vest in the shop in memoriam for him..... We still have people who visit and just look at
the vest and we talk.... he was a great guy.

Alcohol makes it worse..... think of all the good times and the pain will lessen in
time....

I don't know quite know to find words in situations like this bro but listen to Ed and
Brian...and all I can add is you know your family is there for you! All you have to do is
give a shout man and we will be there to listen and help wherever we can! Hang in there my
friend!

put the booze away its only going to make u feel worse-graduation night i lost my best bud
in mva,i still to this daythink of the good times we had growing up hunting and fishing
all day long when we went.i took his passing hard-but im able to look back and now and see
the way i was feeling was part of something everyone goes after losing someone close-il
pray that each day gets a lil easier to handle tc my freind

First thing you need to understand is it's not your fault. Alcohol is a depressant, so you
need to stop drinking as it is really just adding to your depressed/sad feelings. Turn to
those you trust to help you get through these tough times. Your family here is gonna be
here the best we can, we always well.

It definitely is an eye opener for sure but you cannot blame yourself for what you said to
him. Only God knows when it's our turn to go. You need to give yourself time to grieve. I,
myself, and the Potking family lost a a great friend to all of us only a few months ago -
RIP MJ) and many of us are still dealing with the loss. Remember the good times and what
you liked about your friend. I learned a lot from Michael Joseph and I deal with it by
trying to do as he did. Talk to people and let your grief out. If you need someone to talk
to - pm me here on rbs and maybe we can chat on Yahoo. I know some others on here have
lost close friends this year as well -Im sure they can help as well. We can't understand
them but we must believe there is a reason greater than what we understand for these
tragedies. Big Huggs for you.