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Pool Hall Ace

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43. I am sorry you lost your friend

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:08 AM

Sep 2012

I see that Dave is just a few years younger than me. He may not have had a lot of years in his life, but it looks like he had a lot of life in his years.

And if your obit can bring a smile to people's faces, then you have done a good job!

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A good friend of mine passed on Monday. His obit is hilarious! [View all] Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 OP

I'm sorry for your loss Beaverhausen Sep 2012 #1

His cousin wrote it. Absolutlely fitting of Dave. Especially the Guiness! ;-) Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #6

He sound's like the type who grabbed life in both hands and enjoyed the ride. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #2

Dave's house was the center of the party universe... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #7

I'm so sorry for your loss. The Ilsa Sep 2012 #3

Absolutlely! Dave made his mark on us all. Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #9

That was a great obit! Lunabelle Sep 2012 #4

His cousin wrote it. He captured Dave's essence! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #10

I am sorry Cooley. GentryDixon Sep 2012 #5

Thank you Gentry... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #11

There better be a Guinness waiting for him on the other side! peacefreak Sep 2012 #8

I'll bet he's sitting on a cloud, sipping a Guinness and wondering why God has a sucky stereo... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #12

Besides sorrow for your loss, there is only one response possible Maeve Sep 2012 #13

Funny how that smiley LOOKS like a glass of Guinness! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #14

I'm sorry for your loss. He sounds like a hoot and a holler renate Sep 2012 #15

He was a good dude and a great friend... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #18

Some people really know how to go out in style. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #16

Dave's last days were all about his friends... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #19

Deepest sympathy malaise Sep 2012 #17

Thanks malaise! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #20

We had a friend who died a few years ago malaise Sep 2012 #33

sounds like a hell of a guy ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #21

Well, I would have to put XXX's all over the post. Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #23

from what I can read... ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #27

Awesome! graywarrior Sep 2012 #22

He was an awesome fellow, gray. Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #24

I'm so sorry for your loss. graywarrior Sep 2012 #34

He sounds like a wonderful friend. May he rest in peace. myrna minx Sep 2012 #25

Dave was one of a kind, MM Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #36

Hey, Cooley... babylonsister Sep 2012 #26

Thanks babsis! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #37

That's really neat... MadrasT Sep 2012 #28

Thank you MT! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #38

Sounds like a great guy, with excellent taste! petronius Sep 2012 #29

He's a guy who spent $500 for speaker wire alone... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #39

So sorry for your loss, Cooley. WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2012 #30

When my mom died kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #35

What a beautiful poem, WS! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #40

(((VIBES))) Odin2005 Sep 2012 #31

Thank you Odin! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #41

I am sorry Cooley Hurd. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #32

Thank you lonestarnot! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #42

I am sorry you lost your friend Pool Hall Ace Sep 2012 #43

Thanks PHA. I posted the obit because it actually gave me comfort... Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #45

Damn. progressoid Sep 2012 #44

Oooh! That pic is making me thirsty! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #46

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