I was stunned this morning to get
the news that blogger Winston Rand has passed away.
Winston…he was a “pretty good guy.” This is how he wanted everyone to remember him.
Actually, Winston was a damn good guy. He was the most honest and caring and giving man I have ever known. I am so fortunate and blessed to have known Winston Rand, to have been married to him for 14 years.
Winston passed away Saturday, June 28, after a 38-hour illness and 3 surgeries totaling 12 hours in an attempt to save his life. His memorial service will be Tuesday, July 1, and will include things you may have seen on his blog, such as his recent post about the styrofoam cup that got tossed about in the traffic of life and found its resting place. His favorite song will be played — “The Rainbow Connection,” by Kermit the Frog, as well as a bluegrass version of Rocky Top.
I never met Winston in person, but we've met via the wonder that is the blogsphere. He was a good man and his voice will be missed--not only on-line but also in that place we call the real world.
Winston Rand, he was a pretty good guy.
Reading the news this morning, I was reminded again of just how fleeting this life can be. Here one moment, gone the next. We don't know the hour we'll be called home. We don't know when we'll be called up to the great Neyland Stadium in the sky, where the Vols are always beating Florida by 20 and Spurrier is throwing the visor in frustration.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Winston Rand. He'll be missed.
Winston Rand, he was a pretty good guy.
posted by Michael Hickerson at 7/01/2008 09:21:00 AM |
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