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Loss of a brother
We are all diminished by his passing. I had not yet met this young man and I have lost the opportunity to do so. His brothers at Georgia have lost him and must deal with the tremendous emotions that they now encounter. Brothers yet unknown will never know him. Yet all this pales in compairason to what his family must endure.
The passing of a brother is not easy, and it is far more difficult on the undergraduates who have not had the opportunity to face these emotions before.
If I could assist the brothers at Georgia in this process, if I could somehow alleviate in some small way the pain that they are experiencing, I would do so.
The most painful thing that I have ever done within the fraternity is attend the funeral of an undergarduate brother. The shock and anguish and pain apparent on the faces and souls of his undergraduate brothers was palpable. If I could have done anything to ease them into the future without their / our brother, I would have done so. I attended the service with a member of the GHZ who lived in the area and we were both left speechless. neither of us could put into words what we felt.
John Gezelius
California, '78
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