Carl Goebel (1977-2011)
An email written to my mom on Sunday 7/24th --
"my good friend Carl passed away on Friday morning. he was supposed to meet us that afternoon at Horning's to camp with us at the festival. By late afternoon we were all wondering what was taking him so long to show up but it wasn't that unusual. later Brian ran into a friend of Carl's who'd got the news and he shared it with the rest of us. We were all in shock. it was a struggle to decide what to do... none of us felt like being there. but eventually we reconsidered and decided Carl would have wanted us to stay. I think it was best that all his close friends were together. His ex-girlfriend and close friend Kax (they have a house together) came out to the show on Sat with her brother and sister-in-law. she needed a break from everything and needed to be with Carl's friends. There were lots of hugs throughout, sharing stories, etc. The weekend was good otherwise but not the same. I think we all went to bed early each night except the first (before we knew). I don't know the details about what happened Thurs night/Fri morning but it seems like he'd been having some kind of symptoms and had schedule a dr. appt in early August.
It still hasn't really registered. I'm going to a wake tonight and the memorial service is tomorrow morning at a church downtown."
We are heading down to Bend (adjacent to Tumalo State Park) to Lyle's parents' property to camp for the weekend with all of Carl's close friends and celebrate his life in a place he loved. I'm sure there will be lots of stories, hugs & tears, and bonding.
I'm so glad I got to hang with Carl up in Seattle in April for the Yonder show. This is cliche; we've all become closer (us survivors) but I really really REALLY wish it was under different circumstances. I wasn't as close to Carl as others (though I'm certainly feeling the loss) but I hope to bring comfort to those who are having a harder time accepting this new reality.
From Facebook: "Carl Goebel, until we meet again, my friend..."
