Of course, my family - my parents, his wife Vicki, my sister Nancy, my husband Ron and my kids are torn apart. Actually, we are in shock, I think. I'm thinking of his little boy Shaan and the terrible loss of growing up without his father. I'm thinking of my parents and having to suffer the loss of a beautiful son. I'm thinking of Vicki and the agony she is going through right now. So many in our family and of his friends don't even know about this yet.
Ned has an amazingly giant spirit and he truly inspired me to live big and not be afraid to go after your dreams. He loved the quote, "The Sky's No Limit." He once gave me a CD compilation of some of his favorite songs with a beautiful mountain lake on it with the words "Dream Big" on it.
I can't accept that he is gone because his spirit will live on with me and the many many lives he touched. I hope that this blog can provide some solace, some reminder, that he would have wanted us to carry on and not live in fear and grief. Please send your thoughts, pictures, stories about Ned here that you wish to share and I will publish them.
