Sorry for your loss, Adam. Good friends are even better than brothers and sisters, because there is no obligations... good friends are a life partner, only not gay.
Losing friends and family is hard. Gotta remember the good times....but there is always a bit of an empty spot inside...a sadness knowing you will not see them again.
@The Prowler Well, from your posts I've read and stuff you seem to be a very generous man. The only thing I don't understand is why you feel the need to tell us all about your charity work.