i was reading pau's blog and read about my former officemate's dad being shot and is now dead.  he wasn't just an officemate.  for my last Product assignment, he was my groupmate, a Senior Engineer, fresh from training abroad.  he's really down-to-earth and kind.  it's really sad to hear the news about his father.  i even remember we attended a wedding, and he told me before he joined Intel, he worked in Saudi.  he's been helping his family financially, so had to postpone starting his own family (but now he's married).  he must be devastated. 

i can only pray for Ronald and his family.