When you open up Facebook you don’t expect to hear that a friend has passed away. Someone who I admired. A good artist and a compassionate and sensitive man.
I guess I would rather find out than not know at all. Waiting to see if he would post new art, or a post about how he was feeling. He went missing for a couple of months about two years ago. He eventually turned up and everything turned out OK.
Now, I don’t know. I guess I’m glad I met him on a website and saw his art, he lived in a different country so we were never going to meet up. But that doesn’t matter, he was a very good artist and was a thoughtful person.
I lost another friend in a similar way last year. This was a woman from overseas. Another artist.
The internet allows people who would never normally meet to find each other. At least I’ve found out what has happened. Feeling very sad.
Mallaband-Brown 
I’m sorry to hear that, Christine 🙏🌼
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Thank you. I feel so sorry for his family and friends.
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I’ve gotten pretty close to my digital friends around the world, it really makes a difference when they go missing. I’m sorry, it’s always sad to lose a friend, 😢
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I wish I could have done something, but he was too far away.
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Sad news…such a loss…((hugs)) 😢
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Thank you
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I’m sorry he’s passed away and that you are sad. I often think the world has a soul and when we die we go back to being part of that one big gentle loving presence which is around us all the time. I don’t know if it’s true but it gives me a lot of comfort. (If this isn’t helpful for you, please just ignore it – I just wantd to share something that helps me at times like this.)
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That’s a lovely idea, thank you
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Losing friend is sad thing in life.
I can feel Mallaband-Brown.
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Thank you
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