A close friend of Ed Cridland, who perished in the devastating California wildfires, shares poignant reflections on their shared experiences and the enduring impact of Cridland's life.
My old boss keeps telling me, you know, you got to be the strong one,' said Chapman. Ed Cridland died in his Altadena home. The night of the fires when Chapman last spoke to Cridland, they thought he would be fine in his home, the same home he was raised in. But Cridland's home burned to the ground and the vintage vehicles he collected were completely singed. 'Kind of makes things full circle. That everything, you know, started and ended right there. Everything about his life,' Chapman said.
Chapman said he visited what is left of Cridland's home once since the fire. He said it gave him some comfort.Chapman hopes his friend died peacefully in his sleep from the carbon monoxide before the flames engulfed the home.'I think about running up and down I-5 and talking back and forth on the CB, you know, solving the world's problems while everybody slept and getting the freight overnight from city to city,' he said.'I think that when my time comes if I can be half the man he was and go to the same place, then I will be ok with it,' Chapman said.
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