Look, I don't know if this is appropriate or not, but there's few people right now to vent too at the moment and I'm trying to sort my head out.
I'm a pipefitter by trade. I served my apprenticeship in the same place I still work in with many of my former journeyman, one of whom just passed away.
This man was special to me. I learned a lot from him, but also connected with him because we shared a similar taste I music, something I think he was mostly starved of in the work place. That made working with him fun even with the worst of jobs. He wasn't old (under 50) and the circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear.
I just find myself really sad. I've been off work with a very nasty flu for almost two months and haven't seen him for weeks, now I'll never see him again.
I appreciate you reading through this, I just wanted to let some of this loose.