Sad day

I am in shock about this - Ron Bowen was the maintenance man for my apartment complex (the one I just moved from) and he was always so nice and considerate with me. And God love him, he still thought I was going to school to be a nurse. My mom stays with me quite a bit (hey, I'm an only child, I'm a girl, and she's my mom. And my parents live nearby. And she likes my cats. What do you want from me?) and he and my mom would talk in the afternoons if he was tinkering around the apartment. I also had some undergraduate classes with one of his sons, who graduated from high school with Scott. The news article linked above kind of makes him out to be a rapscallion, but he was always very kind to me and my family, and he would come out at 11PM on a Saturday if my sink overflowed or my water pipes froze or whatever. He had a big heart, and personally, he was going through a rough time right now.

I'm just really sad about this. My heart aches for his children, because I can't imagine losing one of my parents suddenly - I would be absolutely shattered. I pray for comfort for his family and loved ones, and I pray that his soul was right with the Lord.