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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 GREC# 169695

I've been a little absent this week.  Maybe with the AR errors you haven't really noticed.  But I've been away because I've been sad.  Our community lost a great man this week.  He was a husband, a father, a friend and a fellow real estate broker. 

I want to share a little story about me and Bill...  Bill had been in the resl estate business since the late 70s, and I took a seat next to him when I went to my first MLS stockholders meeting in the mid 90s.  I was a 29 year old single home who had been the secretary six months earlier at the firm I know owned.  Some of the "old school" brokers in the room didn't even both to laugh behind my back at the thoughts of my "impending failure"  Bill reached over and patted me on the hand and said, "you'll be fine, don't worry about them."  Right from the start Bill showed me repect and was always encouraging.  I'm gonna miss him so much.

Of course in small rural area the connections between people go so much deeper.  My aunt and his wife are the same age and good friends. My daugther went to her Jr. Prom with his youngest son and have remained good friends.  My daughter has been so close to Zak for a so long now that I think of them as part of our extended family.  We'd sometimes eat at the same place after church services on Sunday and it was nothing for me to invite myself to their table to chat before or after we'd eaten lunch. 

I'd like to share just a little more about Bill Craig, so please read.

Please pray for his family and our community.

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Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Tammy, Good friends are hard to lose!  Our condolences to his family, and of course to you as well!

Feb 05, 2011 03:55 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Tammy, I can feel how you are struggling, I am so sorry. Loosing a good friend is so hard. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, the community, and of course you. If I could hug you, I would.

Feb 05, 2011 05:52 AM
Donne Knudsen
Los Angeles & Ventura Counties in CA - Simi Valley, CA
CalState Realty Services

Tammy - So sorry to hear the loss of your good friend.  It's so sad to lose someone we love.  He sounded like a wonderful man.

Feb 05, 2011 06:05 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Thanks so much Tony and Darcy

I consider myself hugged Andrea.  Our community will certainly miss his presence for a long long time and our real estate community just won't be the same again.  He was Board and MLS president for lots of years.

Donne- indeed a good man and so very young. 

Feb 05, 2011 06:22 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

I noticed that you weren't online a lot this week.  Sorry to hear of his passing.  He was a nice man to encourage you, and we don't need to mourn his lose, but thank him for who he was, and how he impacted those around him.  That's the good part about remembering someone. 

Feb 05, 2011 07:55 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I can't help but to feel so sad for the loss his family has Carla.  But I do certainly believe his life should be celebrated and I intend on making a contribution to the scholarship fund in his name.  I find that such a worthy cause and know it's exactly what he would want.

Feb 05, 2011 07:59 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Tammy, I can understand the sadness of losing a good friend.  Bill sounds like a very nice man who wasn't too big or too important not to pass along a little encouragement to a new Broker, that's a great story Tammy.  Knowing you, you will be there to give the same encouragement and friendship back to his grieving family - my heart goes out to all of you during this very sad time.  I'm sorry, Tammy.

Feb 05, 2011 10:11 AM
Cindy Marchant
Keller Williams Indy NE 317-290-7775 www.marchantteam.com - Carmel, IN
"Cindy in Indy" , Realtor, Fishers Real Estate

Oh Tammy, that is so sad.  He has such warm eyes...and only 57.  Cancer is such a devasting disease...

He is always in your heart...

Cindy in Indy

Feb 05, 2011 12:14 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Mary- I certainly hope so.

Cindy- that it is.  And yes, he will always be with us.

Feb 05, 2011 12:52 PM
Lana Robbins Realtor ® Licensed Real Estate Broker
Aloha Kai Real Estate - Clearwater, FL
Licensed in Florida, Washington, and Hawai'i

Hi Tammy. I looked at the other website and noticed that a scholarship fund with the GMC Foundation was set up on his behalf. He and his family seem like  giving people. My thoughts and prayers to you and to his family.

Feb 05, 2011 02:37 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Lana- he loved Georgia Military College so much.  Most recently he was chairman of the board there.  The baseball field is named for him.  His services were in a local chapel that I understand his father funded.  So yes, very generous and giving.  Just like the encourgment he offered to me when I needed it most.  And I'm sure his family will feel comforted from the prayers.

Feb 05, 2011 03:10 PM