自古有句俗话：“好人不长寿”，虽不尽然，但却道出了人们对所敬重爱戴者早逝的哀叹惋惜之情．高砚同志过早地撒手人寰，对黑龙江省水利宣传事业是一大损失，一大憾事，对家人、亲友则更是一大痛事，一大悲哀。我同高砚同志生前曾并肩共事12载，是同志、是朋友、也是兄弟。他 There has been a saying since ancient times that “good people do not live longer”, although not always true, they reveal the pity that people lament the premature death of the beloved. Comrade Gao Yan prematurely set off his hand on the cause of water conservancy in Heilongjiang Province is a big loss, a pity, the family, relatives and friends is even more a big deal, a sad. When I was working with my colleague, Mr. Gao Yan, for 12 years, I was a comrade, a friend and a brother. he