Don,
If there is anything we can do to help, let us know...
Later...
Tom "Slick" North
96 Dodge Dakota 5.2L RC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mallett, Donald B" <Donald.Mallett@BNSF.com>
To: "'aDML'" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Cc: "'".Mallett @ M.S.'" <mallett@mallettservices.com>; "'lucinda @ M.S'"
<lucinda@mallettservices.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 3:17 AM
Subject: DML: OT: Sad up-date in my life. Long....
>
> Back on April 19th I got up at 9:45pm for work, showered and while getting
> dress I hit the play back on the answering machine. There was a message
from
> my Mom who was on day 8 of a 11 day cruise. She was upset and said to call
> my brother in Fl. ASAP. My brother was barley understandable on the phone.
I
> just about went into shock as he told me Reuben (his 2 year son) drowned
in
> the family pool. News story here
> http://www.bradenton.com/mid/bradentonherald/news/local/5674347.htm Cindy
> (my wife), Jennifer (daughter) and her boy friend Zeddie and I left for
Fla.
> the next morning. Timing worked out that we were able to pick up Mom at
the
> Tampa airport as we were just about there.
>
> Mitch and his wife aren't handling this well at all. Reuben was laid to
rest
> on Tuesday the 22nd. This is a great lost to our family. Some may remember
> this is the 2nd death for us in less the 7 months. My Dad died
unexpectedly
> last August. Cindy has decided to stay with my Mom to help her out and my
> Brother and his wife Myrna. End of May when Jason (my son) gets out of
> school for the summer. Jennifer, Zeddie, Jason and I will head back to
> Bradenton. Times like this I'm glad I got the QC. Dropping off Jason to
> visit for a week or so, Jennifer and Zeddi are moving in with Mom. Then
> Cindy and I head home 2 days later.
>
> My Dad took care of Reuben while his Mom and Dad worked. They had
something
> special between them. Reuben would walk into my Moms house and start
asking
> and looking for "Papa". All we can say is that Reuben and Papa (my dad)
are
> together in Haven.
>
> I'm posting this here because I feel you folks are family. I had a few
posts
> that I didn't reply to while all this was happening and thought I would
just
> let you know what happened.
>
> Dak stuff... She did a great job getting us to Fl. in a 24 hour driving
> marathon and 24 more hours home(99.9% hiway). 2500 mile round trip. I
> ordered the RoadMaster and a Viper Fan just days before all this. I just
> missed 8 days of work without pay :-( I think these are the last mods for
a
> while.
>
> Thanks for letting me talk about this with friends.
>
> --
> *------------------------------Y2KOTA------------------------------*
> Don Mallett
> Y2K QC 4.7L Auto SLT+
> http://www.mallettservices.com/y2kota.html
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> *-------- 9-11-2001, NEVER AGAIN... MY FRIENDS, NEVER AGAIN!-------*
>
>
>
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