My boss, who was a wonderful person, a

My boss, who was a wonderful person, a caring person, and did a lot to help trans people and advance trans inclusion in social service agencies, passed away.  He took his own life.  He was a mentor to me, and taught me a lot about being a social worker.  He was patient, and gentle, and always had time for me, and he always knew when I had my own personal issues that I needed to talk about.  He was always there for me, and he was special.  I just wish I had known what was going on in his life, and been able to do something… even though I know this isn’t my fault… I can’t help but feel it is right now…

I can’t say who he is without giving away who I am (not that that’s a huge giant secret since people have recognized me on the street before) and I don’t know if he would have wanted me to say who he is anyway, but… I just wanted to give him a shout out on the biggest platform I have.  I called him Professor Xavier because he led a team of 5 trans youth, and he was bald.  He liked the nickname.

Professor Xavier, you will be missed.

Also, I might not be able to get to every submission sent to me in the next week or so.  I hope people understand. :\