Passages
The same day that Steve Jobs died, I learned of the passing of an old classmate of mine - Larry Nelson. I've known Larry since the seventh grade and in light of all the accalades being heaped upon Jobs, I can't help but feel that some attention needs to mark Larry's passing as well. I know that many of you reading this didn't know Larry, but then you didn't know Steve Jobs either, so bear with me. I can't imagine two passings more opposite - for you see Larry was mentally handicapped, and something that Jobs (by all reports) was not - a truly nice guy. Larry worked hard, had tons of hobbies and twice as many friends and I'd like to think a better quality of life than Steve Jobs could have ever hoped for. I had not seen Larry for years, but I have always carried his smile and friendship with me and I hope that he remembered me with the same fondness. Life takes people many directions, and at times great distances, but it is those people who we carry in