Comments on: Rest in peace, my friend http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/memorial/ You are sorely missed. Rest in peace, my friend. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:18:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Orit http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/memorial/#comment-19 Orit Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:31:30 +0000 http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/?p=1#comment-19 It is 3:17 a.m. and I just found out about my dear friend, Ori. I was actually really missing Ori and just wrote to him. Since, I did not hear back (he usually responded) I decided to do a search and see if perhaps he changed email addresses. I knew that Ori was miserable from his illness but I never dreamed that it was this bad. Ori was always my voice of reason and always the logical one. My heart goes out to his family and all of his dear friends! I am so sorry for our loss. I just lost my father unexpectedly and did not get a chance to say goodbye to him either. I thought the pain of my Father's loss could not be worse but as I write this I am sobbing once again with such tremendous feelings of being hit twice. I met Ori in Florida. We were both students at separate universities but our lives came together in Palm Beach Gardens where we taught at a hebrew school. Ori and I stayed in touch over the years. I even met his Father once when we picked him up at La Guardia airport in NY. I also met his aunt. One long weekend, I took a 4 hour drive to see Ori and we had so much fun going to Cape Cod and rollerblading in the park. I also promised to one day soon come to Australia because he described it as a paradise. My thought and prayers will always be with Ori and his family. I am so sorry I will miss him terribly but I know we will meet again. It is 3:17 a.m. and I just found out about my dear friend, Ori. I was actually really missing Ori and just wrote to him. Since, I did not hear back (he usually responded) I decided to do a search and see if perhaps he changed email addresses.

I knew that Ori was miserable from his illness but I never dreamed that it was this bad. Ori was always my voice of reason and always the logical one.

My heart goes out to his family and all of his dear friends! I am so sorry for our loss. I just lost my father unexpectedly and did not get a chance to say goodbye to him either. I thought the pain of my Father’s loss could not be worse but as I write this I am sobbing once again with such tremendous feelings of being hit twice.

I met Ori in Florida. We were both students at separate universities but our lives came together in Palm Beach Gardens where we taught at a hebrew school. Ori and I stayed in touch over the years. I even met his Father once when we picked him up at La Guardia airport in NY. I also met his aunt.

One long weekend, I took a 4 hour drive to see Ori and we had so much fun going to Cape Cod and rollerblading in the park. I also promised to one day soon come to Australia because he described it as a paradise.

My thought and prayers will always be with Ori and his family. I am so sorry I will miss him terribly but I know we will meet again.

]]> By: Ross http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/memorial/#comment-5 Ross Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:05:11 +0000 http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/?p=1#comment-5 I'm very saddened by the news of Ori's passing. Although I never got to meet him in person, we communicated via email and snail mail for years. I got to know Ori through our mutual love of The Church. I always found Ori to be compassionate, highly intelligent and quick-witted. My last email from Ori was on May 16. He asked me how I was doing, my family and my work. He then went on to describe his 10-year illness and his frustration. He closed with "Keep in touch". I didn't make the connection that he was to that level of frustration and pain and I feel just horrible. Ori touched lives and I am a better person through knowing him. Rest in peace mate. I’m very saddened by the news of Ori’s passing. Although I never got to meet him in person, we communicated via email and snail mail for years. I got to know Ori through our mutual love of The Church. I always found Ori to be compassionate, highly intelligent and quick-witted.

My last email from Ori was on May 16. He asked me how I was doing, my family and my work. He then went on to describe his 10-year illness and his frustration. He closed with “Keep in touch”. I didn’t make the connection that he was to that level of frustration and pain and I feel just horrible.

Ori touched lives and I am a better person through knowing him.

Rest in peace mate.

]]> By: Sharon - Ori's sister http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/memorial/#comment-4 Sharon - Ori's sister Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:32:16 +0000 http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/?p=1#comment-4 Thank you Brian. I was touched by your words. Not too many people really knew Ori, it seems like, in a very special way, you did. I truly hope he is in a peaceful and better place. I wish you all the best. Sharon Thank you Brian. I was touched by your words. Not too many people really knew Ori, it seems like, in a very special way, you did. I truly hope he is in a peaceful and better place. I wish you all the best.

Sharon

]]> By: Natalie http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/memorial/#comment-3 Natalie Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:30:24 +0000 http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/?p=1#comment-3 Thanks Brian for putting this together for Ori. Someone said that Ori probably didn't realize how much he was loved by so many people. I think he did know, but his illness was stronger than anything else. I think his achievements in the last 10 years have been outstanding and I don't know how he managed to finish his studies. I wish things had been different for him, and for my family. Rest In Peace, Ori. your sister -Natalie Thanks Brian for putting this together for Ori. Someone said that Ori probably didn’t realize how much he was loved by so many people. I think he did know, but his illness was stronger than anything else. I think his achievements in the last 10 years have been outstanding and I don’t know how he managed to finish his studies. I wish things had been different for him, and for my family.
Rest In Peace, Ori.
your sister -Natalie

]]> By: Laetitia http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/memorial/#comment-2 Laetitia Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:09:29 +0000 http://www.brianrotsztein.com/oriashman/?p=1#comment-2 Brian, thank you for these wonderful words about Ori. It's overwhelming to see how everywhere he went he marked people's lives one way or another! I knew him here in Sydney (as part as the crazy group of Church fans), and I guess all the sunshine and pretty views on Bondi Beach were not enough to get him to stay with us. At least he's resting in peace now, leaving many saddened people behind. Thanks Brian. More tears coming up now so I'd better go. Laetitia Brian,

thank you for these wonderful words about Ori. It’s overwhelming to see how everywhere he went he marked people’s lives one way or another! I knew him here in Sydney (as part as the crazy group of Church fans), and I guess all the sunshine and pretty views on Bondi Beach were not enough to get him to stay with us. At least he’s resting in peace now, leaving many saddened people behind.
Thanks Brian. More tears coming up now so I’d better go.

Laetitia

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