RIP, friend
<I>You remember your friend Shawn? Shawn Reed? He died last Sunday.</I>
What?!
<I>He was working in Chicago for the last three years for <A HREF="http://www.jpusa.org" target="_blank">Jesus People USA</A> doing inner-city ministry. He died Sunday in [name of] Hospital in Chicago.</I>
Wow. That explains why I hadn't been able to get ahold of him.
<I>Viewing is Friday 2-4 and 7-9, with a service 9-11 Saturday.</I>
I spent most of the night calling around to try to find the rest of his friends here in Ohio to let them know. I also spent part of that time beating myself up for not being closer in the last few years. Convincing myself that it was all ok was the hard part. But, Shawn never faced death unafraid. To him it was just another part of life. "Why should I get upset? We all die, and I know where I'm going."
So then, when I finally couldnt call any more people, and I was done being mad at myself, I started to think about Shawn and all of the silly things we used to do.
Despite his Muscular Dystrophy, he was a very active and FUNNY guy. You all should have known him. He had a way of making you laugh no matter how depressed or upset you were.
Goodbye Shawn...
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I just stumbled across your blob mention of Shawn Reed. I, too, was good friend's with Shawn -- he used to work the table for all my band's concerts back in college at Ohio University, and we hung out almost every year (except this last one - I couldn't go) at Cornerstone festival: often we camped together, or nearby. It was good to read your post on him. In fact, you might read this:
http://www.wdauga.com/page22.html
Bless you...
Posted by: Shannon Lewis | April 22, 2003 11:09 PM