Tuesday, May 23, 2023
My friend....Every time we talked, I would peel back a bit more, and learn a bit more. We shared the same struggles in the "business" and some of the same struggles with "medical stuff". We helped each other by just living each day and privately sharing "stuff". The last time we talked it was so fun because we chatted for a long time. You were wrestling with the look of "retirement" and went it meant in your practice of Real Estate and yet there was a sense that you were in a good place, right with God. Content with doing the deals when they would come your way. You and I both agreed that the brokerage model was broken and dying... You helped me to see that people hire ME. You encouraged me to keep building something different, listening to me share with you what my vision is... Now, suddenly, I have lost one of my friends in the business, and it is so hard to make friends in our business. I kick myself for not knowing you passed away.... Today I was on my way to an appointment in Essex when your final procession passed and I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that it was someone I knew...While you were gone so fast and I lost a good friend, I know something and you showed it to me: What it is like to have a friend. Mary, Eric and I are so sorry. Thinking of you. Brian