Spine tingling

This morning on Colorado Public Radio I heard a recorded interview with Tom Hooyman who was a healthcare ethics teacher at Regis' healthcare school. He had been named chairman of the Centers for Disease Control Ethics Committee recently. I felt a connection hearing him speak-I have heard him give talks at Regis before-so it was great to hear that he was going to do this very important work.

I was on the Regis Intranet after lunch today and this was posted:
Dr. Tom Hooyman, associate professor of Health Care Ethics in the Rueckert Hartman College for Health Professions, passed away Nov. 20following surgery for injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident the day before.

On Colorado Public Radio's website, they have this notice:
Regis University's Tom Hooyman was named chairman of the Centers for Disease Control Ethics Committee recently. He spoke with Ryan Warner. Professor Hooyman died shortly after this interview.

I reflected after reading this on how people touch our lives. Meg recently blogged about the death of one of Mia's teachers. She says, "I really didn't know Mia's teacher all that well, and I cried when I heard the news." It is amazing that people can move each other in this way. You and I may not know whose lives we have touched...that is the most spine tingling of all.

This post is dedicated to all those people who, when thought of, make us feel good, warm, uplifted, cared about, or inspired.