I lost a colleague today.

After struggling for the last forty over hours, he finally passed away. He will be journeying to the kingdom of heaven, and lead eternal life.

Work will never be the same again. The void that he has left in the department will always remain. He will be remembered: as the cheerful chap will always crack a joke bring joy to the department; as the hardworking fellow who toils at his work to achieve results; as the selfless person who always thinks about others; or simply as himself, whom we have all come to love in the past year together.

The tears can never wash away our memories.