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June 05, 2005
Be Thou At Peace - Mike Reed aka Bunker Mulligan
Last night, when I surfed to visit one of Mike's blogs, I read news that still has me in shock. One of my good friends from the blogosphere passed away from a heart attack on Friday, June 3.
Mike Reed, a retired Air Force officer, avid golfer, and blogger extraordinaire was one of those people that you run across that touches your life without you even realizing it. Now that he's gone...I'm sure we'll all appreciate him that much more.
I had to bow out on a gathering Mike had tried to put together in Corpus Christi last weekend, due to some obligations at work. I'm sure Mike understood, but it sure would have been a great opportunity to meet him. Now I'll have to wait until I pass through the pearly gates. I imagine I'll have to ask Saint Peter when Mike teed off that day. That, or I'll wait for him at the 19th Hole.
This is yet another reminder that life is short and we have to make the most of it while we have it. Mike's legacy will no doubt live on with his family and the people he met through this incredible thing known as the blogosphere.
This post's title, "be thou at peace" comes from the West Point alma mater. Mike was one of those men that lived the academy's motto "Duty, Honor, Country" without having been a graduate. This old soldier stands at rigid attention, saluting Mike Reed.
May it be said, well done.
Be thou at peace my friend.
Sadly from the high ground.
MajorDad1984
Posted by MajorDad1984 at June 5, 2005 08:36 AM
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Very nice remembrance, MajorDad - Thanks for sharing it. I wish I had known Mike better...
Posted by: Barb at June 5, 2005 01:15 PM
Barb...
Go to his blog and just read your way through it. You'll almost immediately get the essence of this guy...and you'll know more about him than most.
He went far too soon for us here...but I believe he's in a better place now. We'll see him again soon enough.
See you on the high ground!
MajorDad1984
Posted by: MajorDad1984 at June 5, 2005 01:19 PM
Indeed - I've been reading Bunker daily for many moons, and am going to miss him terribly.
Posted by: Barb at June 5, 2005 06:08 PM
I've been thinking about Mike since I learned of his death on Saturday night. The sad irony of his passing with a heart attack after being so supportive of me during my heart operation....has not been lost on me. Life is mysterious, and precious.
Posted by: Wallace-Midland, Texas at June 6, 2005 11:12 PM
