@theprofessor,
and drew if it makes u feel better , dead does not mean gone forever
we are but vessels of energy/conciousness
our physical bodies may deteriate but our souls just recycle untill
we accumulate the knowledge of our creator , then the physical universe ends and we as a mass conciousness shall chill with our creator and live in a higher level of conciousness , im assuming at that point another awakening occurs , for everyone , even the creator itself
the reason im telling you this , is cause ur friends essence is still very much alive , in our 3rd dimension idea of the word ...
basically homie , he may have physically died , due to physical stresses
but the person u knew and cared for still exists , so theres no reason to ever feel sad , we all leave this physical world thats a promise , difference is how and that we learned what we can well we are here