Great story Mary - God Bless

Mary, it reminds us of how precious life is. Thanks for sharing!

Thank You Mary, That was very Special.

Very Nice Mary. Thanks for sharing.

Well, it has been 9mo and 12 day since I lost my sweet baby Mike. {Chester M. Walker} This journey of sorrow is so very hard. At times it acts like the waves of an ocean; you can see it coming but are still overtaken by it and when you try to out run it you are taken under. With great love comes great loss and I will feel that loss the rest of my life. I miss Mike in so many ways, just his presents in the house made it the home it was, his smell, his voice, his love for me, his kindness for all, and his love and servant hood to the Lord. He was the Godly man I always needed and wanted. I thank God for such a love, some people go all their lives and never know and experience true love and I was blessed to have it for 25 yrs.
Before I had to make the decision to take Mike off of life support I also made the choice to donate all of his organs. Mike was such a giving man and always willing to help others. I want to share a letter that I received this week.
Hello my name is James and I live in Ohio.
 I have had cystic fibrosis all my life. I am so grateful and appreciative for you and your family’s choice to share life with me. I lost my older brother to cystic fibrosis in Jan. of 2008 I began my transplant process in Aug.of 2008 I was approved to be placed on the list one year to date of my brother's death. I was placed on the list on Feb.5 and blessed to be called on the 6th. I received a double lung transplant on Feb the 6th.I am so sorry for your loss. The lungs I share with your loved one are working perfect. It has been nine months since my new life has begun and it is amazing how my health has changed. The day before I got my call my lung function was down to 17% and now it is 91%.I am a new person. I just celebrated my two year anniversary. It's hard to believe how much has changed in two yrs. My wife Amy and I will never be able to thank you enough for your choice to give life. I just wanted you to know what a difference your choice has made. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. James
Mike was and is still and giving man.
.Most of the people that we went to school with never got to know this quite and friendly man. Always a smile on his face and joy in his heart.
I say all this that you know and some how since the greatness of the gift of life. Enjoy each day like your are going to live forever and live it like you might leave today. God Bless

a life giving gift

Oh hey- Danny Vancill called yesterday- he cancelled the thursday get together- for next week. Not sure why.

Nancy, It had to have been summer of 65, but could have been 64 or 66.
Regardless of wheather it was Jim, it was a gem of a memory for a lot of us. Hinders must not have been the man but I recall he had resigned his position at Westlake just a few days prior to the stone appearing in the dive tank. We not having the inside on who it was, only assumed it must have been Jim ?. We all had a lot of respect for Jim whoever after that.
Not now, now that we do not know who it was for sure- it was just a dirty prank by some disgruntled anti social mal content. The stone was out of the pool by 10am. Not too many people knew about it except for us kids that had to clean the pool walls each morning. Any of you past employees remember doing that- brillo pads and spray cleaner - scrubbing the side walls of the pools removing all the oil and dirt that had accumulated on top of the water over night and then it stuck to the side walls and left a bath tub ring. We seemed to think it was the same oil every day- we never removed it- just blended it back into the water and washed it the next day.
The only guy strong enough to lift a grave stone back then was Jim Abbott- the proverbial brick $#!+ house. HHHUuuuumph! ???

John, this is one story I have never heard before. Interesting!! Do you know what year this was? I don't even think I knew Jim Hinders or probably the other "gym" guy either.

or even gem John

Sounds like a "deep" mystery to me. John, perhaps the guy's name was "gym".

John, Urban Legends are all year long and more.

John:: I sure don't remember that happening. The other teacher's name was Trent. He took care of the golf course & the pool chemicals. Mr. T

Holloween is over Don.

No one knows who did it. It was before security cameras.