Will this ever end.

[waterman]

I can't believe this. A friend and mentor passed away yesterday. This makes 6 family and friends in the last 6+ months. Dale passed away from pancreatic cancer. He beat the odds as when he was diagnoised they gave him about 12 months, he made it close to 30 months and actually had a pretty good life upto the last couple of months.

I have known Dale for 20 years and to say the least, he was one of the best in our industry. I can't tell you how many awards he has been recognized with over the years and how many people he has influenced over the years.

Funny thing was about 10 years ago we were on the road and talking about growing up (he is about 30 years older than I am) and come to find out, our home towns were about 25 miles apart from each other.

RIP Dale and prayers to your wife and family.