Got word tonight that my wife's Uncle Joel passed earlier this week after many attempted interventions by his daughter, my father-in-law and my wife.
Joel was born and raised in a blue collar Detroit family, highly intelligent, very successful, yet always struggled with depression, isolation, and unspoken self doubt which led to some sort of break down into paranoia in the past year.
He was a guy with a searing gaze and intense disposition that when you got him to smile or laugh was a major victory.
His first email response to me was simply "You seem like a nice Polock kid..."
Rest in Peace Uncle Joel...I wish you peace in the eternal hereafter of whatever...
Joel was born and raised in a blue collar Detroit family, highly intelligent, very successful, yet always struggled with depression, isolation, and unspoken self doubt which led to some sort of break down into paranoia in the past year.
He was a guy with a searing gaze and intense disposition that when you got him to smile or laugh was a major victory.
His first email response to me was simply "You seem like a nice Polock kid..."
Rest in Peace Uncle Joel...I wish you peace in the eternal hereafter of whatever...
