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I've never really lost a friend in my life before. I've also never really written a blog. I'm 20 years old now and I still keep in contact with the same friends I've had since my days at Elementary school. I'm sure a lot of people can relate to this. It's weird to think about losing something that you've had for many years, something that has become the staple and "normal" for you. Something as little as a memory of a text message from high school to meet up can bring you such heartbreak. This is a constant reminder to me how important our friendship was.
Ty was my right hand man in high school and we did everything together, I mean everything. Skip class to get high during easy school days, hangout with girls and go to the cafe only a block from our school, get drunk on weekends with a group of people down at our friends dock, worry about the test we forgot about the day before. We pretty much did all the stupid and unforgettable things teenagers do. I don't regret a thing.
He was the life of the party and always put himself out for the happiness of others, he was a genuine good natured guy. This is why we were such great friends. Ty and I both loved psychology and how people's brains worked. We would always " observe " the strangers who would drift in and out of our friends house during our weekend ritual ( smoke, drink, party, rinse, repeat) and try to pinpoint little quirks about them. The actions of two stoned teenagers, maybe, but the psychological similarities between us amplified the experience tenfold.
I've never related to anyone on a level like that of Ty. I feel like friendships as strong as ours only come around once in a lifetime. I knew him, he knew me, we knew what we wanted in life and we helped each other achieve it. People like Ty are far and few in my life, and until he was gone I didn't really grasp this fact. When you think someone is going to be there forever sometimes you just underestimate the effect their causing on your life. I didn't know how devastated I'd be until I got the text message that he had passed last night.
Life is hard and death makes it harder.
I will always have a special place in my heart for you Ty, love you man.
RIP Thomas Boone Pickens IV
 
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Sorry to hear your loss man. Just recently lost my father. You never really get over losing those that are real close to you. Just remember all the good times, all you can do is put one foot in front of the other and go through each day one at a time.
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How did he die, if you don't mind my asking? I'm sorry for your loss, it is never easy to lose someone, and the closer you are to that person, the harder it is to lose them.
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It's all over the news if you search his name. Unfortunately most of it is catering towards his grandads status. It was a drug overdose though.
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Sad to hear about your loss, hope everyone involved can somehow overcome the pain.
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On January 31 2013 10:27 eXigent. wrote:
Sad to hear about your loss, hope everyone involved can somehow overcome the pain.
I've never lost a close friend before, but I felt a lurch in my heart after seeing two of my own same-aged friends' fathers die of heart attacks caused by cholesterol problems. I feel as though my own father dodged a bullet by surviving his own cholesterol-induced infarction.
I'm so sorry that this happened for you. Life marches on. Remember the good times, and live every day for more good times.
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I'm sorry for your loss, man. Sadly, I've been in your shoes, as I posted a while ago in my blog.
You did your friend good by this post. Yes, it's hard to let go. Yes, it's heartbreaking. But remembering the good times and honoring his memory is the best way to pay homage to your friend.
Time will take care of healing the pain. I assure you... Time makes it a little easier.
*hug*
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Sorry, I hope all is well.
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On January 31 2013 07:12 coopes wrote:
It's all over the news if you search his name. Unfortunately most of it is catering towards his grandads status. It was a drug overdose though.
I saw the name and wondered figured there had to be a relation.
Life's too short, man. Find solace in your friends and family, and never forget that TL is always here to help.
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OP, it sounds like he was a great guy, and I'm sorry for your loss.
It makes me surprisingly sad that the number one thing he is being remembered for publicly is that his granddad is rich. It seems to be in very poor taste to me. :/ Not only are they focusing the scope of reports on his grandpa, rather than him, they're doing it entirely because the man is rich...
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Thanks for the support everyone. I feel for his parents right now, all it is on the news is about grandpa, grandpa, grandpa. Nothing about the parents.
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Sorry for your loss man, thanks for the post, always helps put life back in perspective reading stuff like this.
I'd echo with umbra said, remember the good times, honor his memory, and don't let them fade so he will always live on. There was a kid in my high school who died drowning trying to save some people stranded in a river. It sounds more heroic then it probably was, but in time, it seemed like a lot of people even forgot who he was. I have some friends who were very close with him, they go to river near where he died and hang a new cross up each year with initials. It's small, but it's something, and I know I certainly won't ever forget about him because they keep his memory alive.
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I also feel sorry, sir, for the loss of yours. I know how that feel when you lost someone who was really special for you (whoever he/she was). Stay strong!
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I've never lost a friend before, only my grandmother whom I wasn't too close with.
Though you didn't mention how he passed away.
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My friend killed himself at 20 after getting involved in some stupid shit...it never goes away and never feels better.
I wish I could be more positive about such things, but truly, it is hard to get over. Just be strong, remember the good times, and don't make the same mistakes your friend did.
Sorry for your loss man 
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On February 01 2013 00:03 Butterednuts wrote:
I've never lost a friend before, only my grandmother whom I wasn't too close with.
Though you didn't mention how he passed away.
I posted a reply earlier, it was a drug overdose ( combining xanax and heroin )
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