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BenWils · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: Just Got a Phone Call....

Hey Everyone,

Sad day today....got a call from someone I know that told me their friend died in a motorcycle accident. I knew this person indirectly and it was just really horrible news to hear. My brother who lives on California may fly back home to do a video montage of this person's life with pictures and video for the funeral coming up. Please pray, if you are the praying kind, for their family.

But the reason for this post is just a simple reminder. One we can not have too many of in our days on this earth. Show the people you love that you love them while you can. Take time to make a difference in someone's life while you can. And as the great Jimmy V. said some three months before he passed of cancer:

"I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and [as] Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Nothing great could be accomplished without enthusiasm" -- to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems whatever you have. The ability to be able to work hard for your dreams to come true, to become a reality."

Here is the link to one of the greatest speeches by Jimmy three months before he died. It is tremendous and worth watching or reading:

Jimmy V's ESPN Speech

I hope this serves to everyone as a reminder. Life is fragile and short. Take the time and effort to make your life something special for you and the people around you.

Thanks for reading.
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tackerman · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:09 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear that Ben.

Deirdre · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:28 am Post subject:

A loss like that is hard to comprehend unless you've experienced it, Tom.

Be sympathetic and tender.
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bobsouer · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Just Got a Phone Call....

Ben,

Your post reminds me of words spoken by my wife to a group of co-workers a few months before she succumbed to cancer.

"I'm probably going to die sooner than I thought I would. But, it might not be from cancer. I could walk out of this building this morning and get run over by a bus."

Life is indeed precious. Cherish the time you have. Ben, my prayers are with you and those with you who have suffered this loss. Thank you for sharing.
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glittlefield · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject:

dhouston67 · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for sharing this, Ben. I'm old enough to have lost many friends and family members, and those are spaces left that can never truly be filled.

With that in mind, thanks to all here for being good to each other. Smile

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Bailey · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject:

Ben... Was Mark Tracey the name of your friend that was killed in the motorcycle accident?
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COURVO · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject:

Ben,

My prayers to you and your friend, and your friend's family.

I appreciate your post.

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BenWils · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:02 am Post subject:

Bailey · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:39 am Post subject:

I didn't know Mark Tracey personally, but he was a lifelong friend of Jeff Detrow.
Jeff Detrow is part of the San Diego morning radio team "Jeff and Jer". He shared about Mark's death on the show this past Thursday. Here is a link to what he said about Mark.
Mark Tracey
For some reason, when you mentioned about a motorcycle accident, and you being in Ohio, it sounded too much to be a coincidence.
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mllong · Guest

What an awsome testimony!!! I am sitting here with tears pouirng but happy at the same time that he touched so many lives for God and now he is etenally with Him. Thank you Bailey for the link.