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Just found out a dear friend passed on. I'm not doing too well. I only wish I could get in touch with his mom, who is also my friend. Here's the post from his mom which apeared in an emergency Reality Box newsletter. She made the announcement in the group's chatroom on BigBob...

Morning_Star . . . . Line #3183 . . . . Wed, Mar 15, 9:59PM PST

Hi dear... we had a house fire tonight and Colin was killed in it...there is no easy way to say this my friend l am soo soo sorry... Colin was cooking french fries.. and l was asleep in the livingroom...we just got back from lvy's the night before...he woke me up.. and told me the fries will be ready in a minute mom.. in his gentle sweet voice.. l said thankyou dear.. and went back to sleep.. and l woke up and the living room was filed with smoke.. l called his name over and over.. l and ran through the kitchen.. everything was on fire..l have blisters on my feet.. he wasn't outside so l tried to go back.. but the fire blew the windows out of the kitchen and the door.... he was gone.... he didn't even cry out... l would have heard him... it must have happened soo fast.....l am in shock here... the house burnt to the ground