Losing a friend

Lloyd Swena passed away Saturday night. He was the brightest star among all the flight attendants at Continental. He made you laugh, was a great listener and a good friend. I sat with him during recurrent training last January. He had me laughing through the intense and stressful day. He was contagious! I flew with him and Nicole a whole month a couple years ago. My name is actually Paula Deane and in front of passengers they announced that Paula Deen (the fabulous southern cook) was on board. As I walked off the plane, there were a few people waiting to see, you guessed it, Paula Deen. Lloyd announced as I emerged from the jet way, "here is Paula Deane!" I think there are still passengers waiting at that gate for the "Queen of Southern Cooking" Paula Deen, not the flight attendant, Paula Deane. We just laughed and walked away! Lloyd and I had another thing in common that lead to a lot of laughter. We were both born and raised in Utah and the predominate faith. He tried to teach many relief society lessons to me. I talked to Lloyd about a month ago. He told me about his health issue and the need for a liver transplant. I know that their is a flight attendant in heaven right now, smiling, serving, and just being Lloyd. "Coke anyone" I love you Lloyd and I will miss you and have been blessed by your amazing friendship.