DanvillRob Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Headin' out to Tracy, CA for the memorial of my good friend of 48 years, Terry Rissman. He was our drummer back in the 60's, and no one did it better. He died several months ago, but was snowed in and his body couldn't get out 'til spring..... so today is his memorial. God Speed, ol' friend... we'll do music together soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Rob, It's never easy when we lose old friends especially when one's connected through music. Every song you guys did takes you back in an instant to a particular event or moment you shared. I'm sure some wonderful memories will be discussed and friendships renewed. May he rest in peace. Cookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Sorry to hear of your loss. Rest in Peace Jerry.... Take solace in knowing "the beat goes on" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Rob, It's never easy when we lose old friends especially when one's connected through music. Every song you guys did takes you back in an instant to a particular event or moment you shared. I'm sure some wonderful memories will be discussed and friendships renewed. May he rest in peace. Cookie Thanks, Cookie. I posted it here when he died several months ago. Most of his family that was there I knew from "the old days", no ex-wives, but his two sons were there, (on of them was like seeing him again 30 years ago). Terry was 62.... had abused his body to the point where he just couldn't have lived much longer....but it was not as shocking as another friend who put a bullet through his head last week.... only 49.... loving wife and two beautiful kids...... bi polar..... sad..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Sorry to hear of your loss. Rest in Peace Jerry.... Take solace in knowing "the beat goes on" Thanks, Dave. I appreciate the sentiment. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 . Rob - I remember your original post on the sad news of Terry's death. Sometimes the only thing we can do for a friend in that kind of trouble is love them. You've honored him with your memorial attendance. I'm also sorry to hear of the tragic news about the death of another of your friends. My condolences to you and your friend's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 . Rob - I remember your original post on the sad news of Terry's death. Sometimes the only thing we can do for a friend in that kind of trouble is love them. You've honored him with your memorial attendance. I'm also sorry to hear of the tragic news of another of your friends. My condolences to you and your friend's family. Thanks... I appreciate your thoughts. With 2 good friends, (Terry of course was a childhood friend, so we were REALLY close), I'm having trouble getting anyone else to admit to bein' my friend! Dan was a guy I hired 30 years ago. I mentored him while he rose in the company to a point where he was one of our (few) Sales Managers.... then he quit..... just shy of his 25 year anniversary, (which would have allowed him to "retire" with full benefits). He became more and more tortured 'til he took his life. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Another good soul to rest in peace. I'm sorry to hear this, and I wish you the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Another good soul to rest in peace. I'm sorry to hear this, and I wish you the best. Thanks, Dom. I do really hope both of them are finally at rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Sincere condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I really hate to say this, but as we age, we lose friends. At first it's a few close ones of our own age who leave us in military action, accidents, unexpected illness or some form of fast or slow suicide. Then it's those who were our elders and mentors; then increasingly those of our own age groups and finally also those a generation or two younger, including those we ourselves have mentored. Finding kindred souls is, I think, increasingly difficult today as we splinter into different avocations ranging from guitar playing to the occasional "club." And as a culture, "we" are far less likely to maintain regular function in such as churches and fraternities. We're so terribly mobile and lose contact so easily. Rob, losing someone close is rough, but frankly if I mourn, it's almost more for those few folks a journalist might be able to consider a "friend" rather than a "contact" over the years, and whom I haven't seen or heard from for decades. I think it's not just me, but a rather large segment of the population. So yes, I feel for you and your feeling of loss, but at the same time I guess I'm saying that it's part of the human condition too. And as you know, I'm not writing this so much for you, a contemporary, but more for those younger folks whom we hope someday will have more gray hair and creases on their faces. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Sincere condolences. Thanx, T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paging Page Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Sad to hear it. I do believe in the afterlife and that you'll be reunited again someday to play. :) Hard to take the losses from a suicide. A good friend of ours on his fifties took his life a few years ago... no outward depression, no warning, just gone. Devastating. Bipolar is a truly difficult disorder. Both to understand, live with, and has that nasty 70% suicide rate with it. :( Hope the memorial was comforting in its own way. Sounds like it was a good experience. Condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Never easy - good luck and enjoy the memories it's really all we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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