No chance for goodbyes

Michael Andros

Michael Andros

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I just found out someone from the room, who's been going in since the early 80s, underwent cardiac arrest and died, at work, Saturday night. He was a chef and was working 7 days a week cause the owner was out due to hip surgery. He went outside to take a smoke break, passed out and they said he was gone before he hit the ground. It goes to show, you just never know. I saw him about a week ago and now I'll never see him again. Didn't even get the chance to say goodbye.

This is exactly why I always try to tell my kid and my girlfriend I love them, every chance I get. You just never know...

Rest in peace, Zak. See you on the other side...
 
Sorry for your loss Michael......

If you feel the loss.... he probably already knew, just as you did....
That the tie was there.... and if you composed yourself in life there,
As you do here, I'm sure the respect was mutual.

Grieving hits us all differently, but I've always felt... when you let go
Of the pain-the love will remain.

Td
 
Personally I would prefer not going through the goodbyes.
So sorry you lost a long time friend. Godspeed to you Zak.
 
Cuebuddy said:
Personally I would prefer not going through the goodbyes.

So sorry you lost a long time friend. Godspeed to you Zak.
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I am haunted by my own memories without doubt. Wish Ed didn’t remember so much to tell the truth of it all.


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Thanks y'all... even though he and I were not especially close, he was a friend and he was also a fixture in the room for a very long time. And it's said, if you want to put a cat off its paces, just change the furniture around. That's kind of how it'll be... you get used to seeing someone, on a regular basis, and now, that person won't be there anymore. It's unsettling. He was a good guy and he worked hard. And he was very proud of what he did... he was also very proud of his ancient Palmer. it was one of the very few cues I've ever seen with a Heart of Maple shaft. I''ll miss seeing it. And him.
 
May his passing have been quick as a blink and without suffering.
May his memory be rejoiced by his friends and all whom knew him.
May the joys of Paradise embrace his dearly departed soul til we meet.
 
michael
my condolences for the loss of your friend
R.I.P. Zac
condolences to your loved ones too
 
Michael Andros said:
Thanks y'all... even though he and I were not especially close, he was a friend and he was also a fixture in the room for a very long time. And it's said, if you want to put a cat off its paces, just change the furniture around. That's kind of how it'll be... you get used to seeing someone, on a regular basis, and now, that person won't be there anymore. It's unsettling. He was a good guy and he worked hard. And he was very proud of what he did... he was also very proud of his ancient Palmer. it was one of the very few cues I've ever seen with a Heart of Maple shaft. I''ll miss seeing it. And him.
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I think that when we lose a contemporary, even if it's not someone that we were especially
close to, we feel that loss. I believe that some of us feel it when we lose a member of this
community, or maybe someone that played at the same room,
even someone that you may have had very pronounced disagreements with.

We value them as a competitor or as someone that we may have had common interests
or some even as a friend that we just never happened to meet.

Even people that for whatever reason have just stopped posting. I know that those of us that
take time to remember, tend to miss folks like Lock-N-Load when we take time to think about it.
Quite recently we lost Neil suddenly and there have been several this year. I feel those losses,
I wish I had known them better.
I'm so sorry for your loss Michael, I think some of us feel it with you.
Your friend Zak will be in my prayers.
 
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sorry you lost a friend but what you need to tell your kid and girl friend is not to smoke if they do. that is what is killing many or most young. and while they are slowly dying they are affecting the lives of others .
 
Gonna miss Zak. Especially since he was my morning one pocket match. For the last twenty years.
 
Z-Nole said:
Gonna miss Zak. Especially since he was my morning one pocket match. For the last twenty years.
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Yeah, Z... it's going to be very strange not seeing him there all the time. He never mentioned, at least that I know of, having any type of heart condition... maybe that was something he just kept to himself. I suspect he had no idea.

Everyone will miss him.
 
Michael Andros said:
Yeah, Z... it's going to be very strange not seeing him there all the time. He never mentioned, at least that I know of, having any type of heart condition... maybe that was something he just kept to himself. I suspect he had no idea.

Everyone will miss him.
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Hopefully you will start acting your age and play one pocket. Don’t think I’ve ever seen you play it in the last 35 years or so.
 
Z-Nole said:
Hopefully you will start acting your age and play one pocket. Don’t think I’ve ever seen you play it in the last 35 years or so.
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I can't even SPELL won pawket! How the hell would I be able to play it???

Nope... 9ball then, 9ball now, 9ball FOREVER!


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I went to a viewing last Friday....about twenty of us have got to know each other over a
morning coffee near where I live.
One of the guys said after we got back that it seemed kinda pointless...Harry can’t know
we were there.
I reminded him that some of his family came from long ways away to be there, and I’m
sure they took some small comfort in knowing Harry had friends that cared.

It’s important to pay your respects to the living....
...hopefully, Zak has some family who can be called on.



God bless Zak
 
pt109 said:
I went to a viewing last Friday....about twenty of us have got to know each other over a
morning coffee near where I live.
One of the guys said after we got back that it seemed kinda pointless...Harry can’t know
we were there.
I reminded him that some of his family came from long ways away to be there, and I’m
sure they took some small comfort in knowing Harry had friends that cared.

It’s important to pay your respects to the living....
...hopefully, Zak has some family who can be called on.



God bless Zak
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Unfortunately, PT, I don't know any of his family and I believe any he has are all up in New Jersey. My back's been so bad the past week, I haven't even been to the room since it happened but I'm going in tomorrow so I'll see when the service will be, if it's even here and not up north. Man... it's really strange, this happening to someone I've known for so long who even though was my general age group, was actually younger than me. It's very sobering...

If the service IS down here, a lot of people will show up. Between the room and his job and other friends, I'm guessing it'll be close to SRO.
 
I'm from a small town of only 4,000 people and 6 guys from there under 42 have died in the past year and a half. Three I grew up with and two were regular APA players that I played pool with.
 
Death, no matter the manner can be difficult to cope with, but it is especially worse when it is so sudden. My father died suddenly of a massive heart attack almost 6 years ago. He was only 68. We were on good terms- so I don’t have any huge regrets regarding our relationship, but I still miss him a lot. There are many times I wish I could talk to him about things I know he’d find interesting, but alas that is no longer possible.

Sorry for your loss Michael. My condolences.
 
westcoast said:
Death, no matter the manner can be difficult to cope with, but it is especially worse when it is so sudden. My father died suddenly of a massive heart attack almost 6 years ago. He was only 68. We were on good terms- so I don’t have any huge regrets regarding our relationship, but I still miss him a lot. There are many times I wish I could talk to him about things I know he’d find interesting, but alas that is no longer possible.

Sorry for your loss Michael. My condolences.
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Thanks WC, and mine for yours as well... and, been there, done that. Losing one's parents is something that cannot be explained. My mother's been gone for nearly 30 years, my father for 20. It isn't something I would ever wish on anyone.
 
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