A moment of silence

Ross, thanks for taking the conversation out to the public, it took me a while to get the nerve to post publicly, but I feel Andrew deserves the thoughts and sharing from us all. Since I got the call from another Microsoft Engineer, I've been in a fog

of not understanding what happened. A call a few days earlier, and then the news of someone you work with, someone you see as a friend is gone. Just gone. For me, as I read the comments of others, it holds true, working with Andrew, you gained a friend immediately.

I've had the pleasure, no the HONOR, to work with someone that I considered more than one would call a mentor. More of the scholar as some indicate, a wealth of knowledge, and someone who can humble you in a minute when you see and heard him speak with such

precise words, such assurance to others, and then also for us that worked with him in the Microsoft Office or together, of course the funny conversations, wise cracks and boy stories that you just sat there and said.. Whaa? He was funny, and I truly am proud,

happy and will always say, "I knew Andrew Ehrensing." Though others will have stories that mean so much to them, I still will say, "I knew and worked with Andrew Ehrensing." The tears I have now and then are not all from the loss, but also from the fact that

he inspired me and now inspires me to do more. I hate to say that when we lose the best, we are forced to reflect on our own lives. Andrew is doing that now. "Thank you Andrew for allowing me to work alongside you, and it hurts to know the last conversation

I had with you was just a few days before you left us. I will always hold those last few words, and joking around, as the sign off from you to us..." Before the conference call..... me and Andrew on the line: Jess "Andrew, how you doin?!" Andrew: "Hey Jess,

doing better now, but you all are really working me!" Jess: "All in a days work?" Andrew: "And you know it, thanks for asking... now, let's get this going... " Take care buddy, Thank you for your friendships, and funny arguments over dinner and drinks with

the Microsoft Crew. This project we are on, uncovered a huge loss and it is you. Others will step in your shoes, but know, your shoes are going to be very, very, hard to fill. As a first Exchange Blog poste EVER from me: I say, in Italian: Buon viaggio. E

guardare fuori per noi. Ci mancherà. Good Travels, and look out for us, you will be truly missed. Ciao mi amico. Ciao. ~ Jess