Celebration of Life
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="WGN">WGN</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thesomber">thesomber</span>（忧郁的）<span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="collided">collided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="WGN">WGN</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tuned">tuned</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Bobby">Bobby</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="radios">radios</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Midwest">Midwest</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="reminisced">reminisced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fullest">fullest</span>. <span word="Genuine">Genuine</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="eternity">eternity</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="then">then</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>, <span word="cry">cry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lovingly">lovingly</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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