Lon was my office-mate at the TFC for about 6 months, and his last day was Tuesday. A party in his behalf was held at Baby Acapulco's Wednesday night, and it was a lot of fun. Lon's a great guy - has literally thousands of jazz CDs, loves music, plays the guitar, rides a Harley. His dad's a preacher, and he grew up in Philadelphia. He spent a lot of his childhood in Africa, where his father worked, and he went to school for awhile in Chicago. His wife, Helen, died last October after a long illness; she was only 52. He's due for some good breaks, and fortunately for him, he's able to retire from working for the state. He's just a super guy, and I miss him a ton - great sense of humor, awesome with human relations with people, the type of guy who makes you think everything you do is great. You always feel better after shooting the breeze with Lon. We spent a lot of time talking about perspective and life and what's important and what's not; I've forced him to look at a lot of pictures of the kids! A lot of the world's problems were solved in office #401K...if only the rest of the world were listening!
Thanks, Lon. I'll miss you. May the wind always be at your back, and may your old cat truly have nine lives!
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