2/4/2005

So neglecty

Filed under: — Aprille @ 2:44 pm

Oh, man, sorry I haven’t posted in a while. It’s really not like me, I know. I’ve just been really busy lately, at work and otherwise.

I heard some sad news today. Tony Beltrisi (known to some as Beij, to others as Tony; he was born a woman but was undergoing gender reassignment and identified as male) and his wife were in a car accident in October. His wife was pronounced brain dead shortly after the accident. Tony had been making significant progress, and there was much hope that he would regain mobility and recover, at least to some degree. Sadly, his heart gave out and he died last night.

It’s hard to explain how I knew Tony; I didn’t know him well, but I had talked to him on several occasions, and he was one of the classiest, most tolerant people I’ve ever been lucky enough to chat with. He had been through a lot of bad things in his life, treated very poorly by judgemental people, and yet, he never acted bitter or angry. I admire him very much.

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