on saturday June 7, i received news that the most increible person and friend i have ever known, Shaun Lunt, was killed while flying his beloved plane (a piper supercub) in Alaska. there are no words that can describe the emptiness that is left inside of me, it's as if i drove to the pacific ocean only to find it has vanished, it's gone. he is gone, and my mind fights the idea. i wake up every morning expecting a phone call or a silly email even though i know it's never coming.

but i want to tell you, i need you to know who he was. i want to tell you what an amazing individual he was. that he lived his life with PASSION and COMPASSION. i want you to know that he lived his life for HIS SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, that he lived to LOVE OTHERS. i want to tell you that i LOVED HIM with the deepest part of who i am, and that i know he LOVED ME too. i want to shout it from a mountain top, to tell you that if you didn't know him you have missed out on lifes greatest treasure.

Shaun as taught me so much through the 20+ years that i have known him. through my grief and tears i understand that he is teaching me still. i have learned that those who we love most make us who we are. Shaun entered my life and infused me with all of his goodness, creativity, passion and love...and i am changed forever. in losing my best friend, Shaun has taught me three important things; GIVE OF YOURSELF, LIVE WITH PASSION, LOVE FERVENTLY.

and now i must say goodbye to my buddy. my brutha from anutha mutha, my partner in adventure, my companion, my friend. goodbye my friend, I LOVE YOU.

i finish this writing with a quote from my beloved friend:

"...a lifetime of memories and good friends. It's been a better trip than I could've hoped for. Best time spent in Alaska? Time spent with God. He is Good. And the best things in life pale in comparison."

Shaun Lunt 1973 - 2008

See Shaun's Adventures here: WWW.SHAUNLUNT.COM