Thursday, January 27, 2011

In Memory of Miles Vaughan

I just received word this morning that one of my best friends, Miles Vaughan, shot himself last night, at his home in Crescent City, CA.

I am at a complete loss for words, and in such shock.  I only know that it's going to be a painful road of recovery.

I wish I could have moved to Arcata sooner, moved in together like we always talked about, and pulled him out of that shit-hole of a city that was clearly related to him ending his life.

I plead with you, if you are considering suicide, it is not the answer.  People love you more than you know, and are only a phone call, a message, or an email away that want to talk to you and help you get through tough times.  If you need someone to talk to, do not hesitate to contact me, I would be happy to try and help.






Before a surf in norcal, doing what he loved most.
I love you and will miss you bro




Better times



Baja, Mexico






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7 comments:

  1. KaplanFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Man, sorry for your loss. Hope you are doing good my friend.

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  2. dubsFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Thanks, I'm hanging in. Tried calling you, KIT, let me know how you're doing.

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  3. KbHMay 18, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    I am just reading this posting now. I haven't been on Blogger for a long while. I am so so sorry to hear about your loss. It is always so sad and shocking when someone we love dies. No matter their age, no matter the circumstance - it is always so sad. I'm sure he knew how much you cared about him. My thoughts are with you and his friends and his family. I hope you are doing well Dev. =)

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  4. ChelseyJune 23, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Miles was a good friend of Mine too.....Such a horrible loss, he truly was a great person and musician. I was in Utah visiting when I found out, I too hated the feeling of being so far away when it happened...We will all miss him dearly.

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  5. dubsJune 28, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    I appreciate the responses. It's too bad that google doesn't inform me when people reply to my posts, but it's nice to suddenly come across them and have supporting messages.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 20, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Still in shock over this. I served with Miles. He was like a mentor to me, someone I looked up to. He is proof that our post war followup sucks for veterans.

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  7. dubsOctober 28, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Thanks for posting. The shock has yet to pass for me as well. He was such a good person, friend... makes it all the more difficult to deal with the loss.

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