Elaine
02-18-2010, 10:05 AM
Make each day count
My first husband died just after Christmas… lymphoma, he was 58. And we just this morning learned that Dr. John Hurtgen passed away at his farm. Dog people would not know Dr. Hurtgen, but he was an icon in equine breeding. He was the equine reproductive specialist that specialists turned to for help, by far the best in North America... a wise and accomplished man, devoted to his family and his practice. He died at his farm late at night, February 16th, he was helping to foal a mare. He died doing what he loved most, which was working. Dr Hurtgen was 63.
For some of you 58 or 63 may seem aged. I am 55; it’s too young.
We hear this message often, because it is worth hearing… life zips by faster than you can imagine. Make each day count in a positive way. The legacy we leave behind should be that we used our life to create something positive.
My first husband died just after Christmas… lymphoma, he was 58. And we just this morning learned that Dr. John Hurtgen passed away at his farm. Dog people would not know Dr. Hurtgen, but he was an icon in equine breeding. He was the equine reproductive specialist that specialists turned to for help, by far the best in North America... a wise and accomplished man, devoted to his family and his practice. He died at his farm late at night, February 16th, he was helping to foal a mare. He died doing what he loved most, which was working. Dr Hurtgen was 63.
For some of you 58 or 63 may seem aged. I am 55; it’s too young.
We hear this message often, because it is worth hearing… life zips by faster than you can imagine. Make each day count in a positive way. The legacy we leave behind should be that we used our life to create something positive.