David, Cafe David

Some sad/depressing news...

I went in to work today (they called me in). I saw Jenny in the cafe and did my normal, "Hey Jenny!" (It's a tradition and something she and I always do). She called me over and she looked terrible. I was kind of concerned. She got straight to the point and told me that David, a cafe worker that I had worked with and saw on Saturday, had passed away that same night. It was a complete shocker. He had come into work that night and looked terrible. I teased him about being tired, but he just gave me a really weird look. I kind of let it go. They let him go home early that night because he looked really, really bad. Apparently before he came in to work, he had taken some anxiety medication. Came to work, left, and taken some insomnia pills when he got home. He fell asleep, but never woke up. His mom came in today to talk to our cafe supervisor and tell him that David had passed away. David was my age.

It's been hard going to the cafe today...the cafe staff are devastated. It's a small group who constantly work with each other, so they become really close to each other. They all look terrible and than it's hard looking at the cafe and imagining David being there with his big smile and teasing me. I can imagine him telling me to "get back to work!" and teasing Jenny constantly (like when she leaves the water on in the sink) or whatever. He was always so friendly and nice. You really couldn't help but like him. He was just that way.

I can tell you one thing, it's not going to be a fun day tomorrow at work. He's going to be really missed and I hope his mom is okay. It seemed they were really close and he would help his mom out a lot. She seemed to depend on him.

So if you find it in yourself, please pray for his family, friends, and definitely fellow co-workers who are grieving for him. It's going to be a rough week...