I was like many others this morning. I woke up to the news that Glee actor Cory Monteith had died in his hotel room in Vancouver. I find myself at a loss.

I met Cory a little over two years ago when the Glee tour was stopped in Boston. I was walking through the TD Garden on my way to catch a train when a friend working on the crew stopped me to say hi. We chatted for a bit and he asked if I wanted to meet some of the people from Glee. I was a freshly minted Gleek at that point so the idea seemed like a good one. The meet and greet had just ended and Cory, Kevin and Naya were just hanging out as the meet and greet just ended.

My friend introduced me and they were all so wonderful. I remember talking with Cory about…