Eulogy for Friend
Richie, Richie, Richie…
I met Rich at freshman orientation at Lynchburg College in August, 1975. My freshman orientation packet said that I was to meet with my group at my assigned table in the dining hall. After getting my dinner, I found the right table and sat down across from another freshman. There was no one else at the table. I think it was fate. After what seemed like a couple of minutes, a conversation started. We talked about our hometowns. He told me that his family lived in Manassas, but that most of his life was spent in Naples, Italy. As you all know, he was very proud of his Italian heritage. He was very proud of his life, family, and friendships in Italy. After awhile in this conversation, I asked him if knew anything about school sports. “I would like to run cross country,” I said. Well with that question, there was much to talk about. It did not take too long to realize that while I enjoyed running, for him, it was his passion.
Rich became my closest friend through college. Through that friendship I made other life-changing friendships that carry on today. He told me his happiest time in college was his senior year. That is when he met his wife Nonie. I remember their first date when Sandi Parker introduced them. Many times he would head over to Randolph-Macon Women’s College to see Nonie, or she would be headed to our campus to see him. Rich and I were roommates that year.
Several years after college and living in North Carolina, I realized that I had no friends and a job I did not like. I was thinking of moving back home to the D.C. area. Rich and I talked often on the phone. At that point, he said, “Look, why don’t you try it out here.” I told him I had no money and no job prospects. He said, “Brad, you can stay here, sleep on the sofa. I will get us some paint jobs to help get you started.” So, Rich and Nonie graciously opened up their home. While I slept on the sofa, Andrew shared the “mamote” [remote]. A month later, I got a place to live and a full-time job. I do not know of many friends that would open their home up like that, but then that’s Rich.
Having a house and having a home used to coincide. Families used to live in the same house for generations, but now the sentimental value of having a house has changed. As Quindlen puts it, “There was a time when where you lived often was where you worked and where you grew the food you ate and even where you were buried. When that era passed, where you lived at least was where your parents had lived and where you would live with your children when you became enfeebled” (Quindlen 215). However, over time even that changed. Now we have grown to live in a house and then move on like it was nothing. Sentimental value for a house has dwindled. Quindlen demonstrates that “suddenly, where you lived was where you lived for three years, until you could move on to something else and something else again” (Quindlen 215). However, for those without a house, they would give anything to have that sentimental feeling that used to come with having a house. But that’s just the problem; for most a house and a home no longer coincide. We can own a house but not have a home, or vice versa. After all, “Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like it” (Quindlen 214). People can have a home without having a house. A home simply means having a family,
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quickly became a close friend. He shared his experiences working at summer camps and volunteering in
He was my teacher back when I was in the 10th and 11th grade and I met him in the beginning half of the first semester of my sophomore year because I had asked to do online schooling due to my anxiety.Now don’t get me wrong, I am a very laid-back and carefree type of person, but that 10th grade year I just could not shake my feelings of stress. This sometimes would cause me to have anxiety attacks, but then there was Mr.Bies to my surprise he was just as laid- back,slightly goofy as me but yet kind of inspiring.
Today, the most difficult day in my family’s life, we gather to say farewell to our son, brother, fiancé and friend. To those of you here and elsewhere who know Dylan you already are aware of the type of person he was and these words you will hear are already in your memory. To those who were not as fortunate, these words will give you a sense of the type of man he was and as an ideal for which we should strive. My son has been often described as a gentle soul. He was pure of heart and had great sensitivity for the world around him. He had a way with people that made them feel comfortable around him and infected others to gravitate toward him. Dylan exuded kindness and pulled generosity and altruism out from everyone he touched. He was everyone's best friend.
What connections can you make between what you are learning in class and what you observe in clinical practice?
Buying and owning your home is part of the American dream. Although the dream itself has since changed, the home still remains the main focal point. Today owning a home doesn’t necessarily mean a house. People now buy duplexes, cooperative apartments, and condominiums. For some families it could take up to a couple of generations before it’s able to have the capabilities of buying a home. To many people it means a certain achievement that only comes after years of hard work. It is a life altering decision and one of the most important someone can make in their lifetime. The reasons behind the actual purchase could vary. Before anything is done, people must understand that it’s an extraneous process and it is a long term project.
Almost all commercial database systems available today are designed to provide a high level of performance to its users. Nonetheless, Database Performance Tuning for large volumes of data is an arduous task. Even minor changes can bring about a substantial impact (positive or negative) on the performance of the system (KOCH, 2014).
A virtual team is a group of people working interdependently via various types of electronic media across organizational and geographical boundaries for a shared purpose (D’Souza & Colarelli, 2010). Research indicates virtual teams are becoming increasingly popular in organizations across the United States and the world (D’Souza & Colarelli, 2010; Rusman, van Bruggen, Sloep, & Koper, 2010). These teams vary in size, degree of geographic dispersion, prior shared work experience, nature of assignment, and expectations of a common future (Rusman et al., 2010). Although virtual teams have potential advantages like the removal of physical boundaries, the ability to form new partnerships, and optimization of competencies (Chinowsky & Rojas, 2003), they also introduce many challenges that may not be as prevalent in traditional teams.
would talk on a daily basis. I met him in High School when I was on the football team. Jimmy
On November 17, 1998, I walked into the halls of Towers High School for the very first time. Nervous and afraid, I was introduced to the eight grade class president, John Hamilton. John was both charismatic and charming. He was the type of guy everyone wanted to be around because he gave off a feeling of security and warmth. When I first met Him, John made me feel welcomed. He opened his heart to me and from that day on, I looked for friends willing to do the same.
5) “as a cooperative method that lets in regular people to achieve extraordinary effects”. Harris & Harris (1996) additionally give an explanation for that a team has a common purpose or cause where Team individuals can expand effective, mutual relationships to gain group desires. Teamwork replies upon people working collectively in cooperative surroundings to reap common team goals via sharing knowledge and talents. The literature consistently highlights that one of the essential factors of a team is its recognition toward a collective goal and a clean motive (Fisher, Hunter, & Macrosson, 1997; Johnson & Johnson, 1995, 1999; Parker, 1990; Harris & Harris, 1996). Teams are a fundamental part of many corporations and must be integrated as a part of the transport of tertiary
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My favorite teacher in highschool was of course my homeroom teacher and chemistry teacher Mr.Fox. He was an awesome dude, he actually helped me get into college the I went to and he helped with me with my recommendation letter. There was also this nice black woman, I think she taught my english class. During high school I met you father, I was a freshman and he was a sophomore and he had a jericurl but they were the thing back then. Me and your dad connected on an intellectual, radical black movement vibe. We would talk politics and listen talk radio, watch Larry King then discuss the day 's events it all power to the people. I was 18 when I married your father. I had on a yellow cable knit sweater and black jeans , I was dressed like a bumble bee. My hair was in jeri curl and I don’t really remember what you dad had on, but we eloped. We didn’t even have rings, we went down to the Justice of Peace. We didn’t tell anybody we eloped, we just did it.I know my family would have talked me out of and the same for him. We were just hell bent on getting married. You came
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