I’ve been offline for the past couple of weeks with family, dealing with the unexpected passing of my father. For me, he was an endless source of friendship, inspiration, humor, wisdom, intellectual energy, and challenge. A good family friend wrote a letter about him that captured his spirit–here’s an excerpt:
Peter. He had a talent. In fact, he had many of them, but one in particular stands out because it is a rare one. His talent was Life itself. He knew how to make it work. He knew how to be happy. And he knew how to love. There was never a question if Peter loved you. If he did, you always knew it. You knew it through good and bad, through laughter and tears… We learned from [him] exactly this - the art of love and living. Whenever [we] need a reminder that life is worth living even at the saddest moments, you know where to look for it. We had the best teacher.
I love and miss you, Dad. And thanks for that lesson, among countless others.
Separately, I’d like to thank my friends and colleagues who’ve visited, called or emailed to share their experiences or offer support. It means a great deal to me.
Dan — Really sorry to hear this. This is weird timing — I was just thinking of you the other day to email and check in since I hadn’t seen much on your RSS feed. In any event, this is a plenty good excuse.
Whenever you’re back on line, let’s catch up.
Be well,
Ben
Left by Ben Casnocha on June 14th, 2006