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Post by Meredith on Apr 7, 2007 7:06:31 GMT -5
My video to Jon.... Full Flavor my man!!!!!!! Thinking of you Jon!!^^Right click...save as... If you care to.... I'll miss you Jon!!! That was really nice of you Matt. What some of you said about life and death hit me too. We take things too much for granted, it made me think about it all again. I love you melons, this place and all of you mean so much to me although we never met in person. Good vibes radiate from the screen when I'm here so I know it's all good, lol. Matt, I seriously couldn't watch all of it, I was just crying too much.
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Post by Lee on Apr 7, 2007 7:54:42 GMT -5
Again with me, the thoughts of life and death have hit me too. As Matt said in the video it is quite amazing how we can form such strong bonds despite being so far apart and being unable to see each other face to face. The video was a great thing of you to do Matt
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Post by *Sonya* on Apr 7, 2007 8:06:41 GMT -5
I talked to Jon's best friend, Mark, about what happened. I know a lot of members are curious about how he died because it is total shock to all of us. It was no secret that Jon was disabled. He had been in a really bad 4-wheeler/quad accident years ago and shattered a hip. He healed from it but was still in a lot of pain. He had recently had hip replacement surgery that was supposed to help relieve some of the constant pain he was in. After the surgery he obviously was still in a lot of pain. The Dr. had prescribed him a new medication for the pain and the night he passed away he had been having some trouble breathing before he went to bed. Apparently the medication had an adverse reaction in his system which caused him to stop breathing during the night. He passed in his sleep. Wendy woke up in the morning and discovered what happened. Mark told me that it's ok if we want to offer our condolences to Wendy, however he asks that we don't bring up the night that Jon passed because it's too painful for her to relive the memory at this point. She's grieving and has three young children to care for who don't understand why this has happened. This is just so tragic. I feel like he should still be alive and I feel like it's not fair. I agree with what others are saying that you can't take anything for granted in this life because you never know what might happen. Karen is right, everything is temporary. I want to take a second to tell all of you right now that you are important to me and I care about every single member in this forum. You all make me smile every day and I know that you are there for me and in the same way I will be here for all of you. I love you guys. #grouphug#
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Post by tripticket on Apr 7, 2007 8:57:14 GMT -5
This is just so tragic. I feel like he should still be alive and I feel like it's not fair. I agree with what others are saying that you can't take anything for granted in this life because you never know what might happen. Karen is right, everything is temporary. I want to take a second to tell all of you right now that you are important to me and I care about every single member in this forum. You all make me smile every day and I know that you are there for me and in the same way I will be here for all of you. I love you guys. #grouphug# My mind has been all over the board the last two days. I relate to what all of you have said. Maybe we can all live to learn from this *living in the moment* a touch more. It's sooo easy to just GET through a day you know, or only half listen to a story...or a great number of things. Trying to not be short w/ kids who at times can drive you up the wall. This tragic event has giving me a lil ensight into doin a lil more or less of what i've just listed. Jon is still givin of himself. & i'm sure his family knew how much they are loved. that would be priceless for me.
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Post by 1jigsaw on Apr 7, 2007 18:17:40 GMT -5
i didn't know john, i must admit i only read a few of his posts. my heart go's out to his family and friend's R.I.P friend
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Post by aprilmelon on Apr 7, 2007 22:42:13 GMT -5
Oh shit always this kind of news make me think i need to live my life like it was the last day and even i didnt know him pretty much i think he was a cool and great man. hug to his family and friends
RIP Jon
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Post by shanamelon on Apr 7, 2007 23:17:25 GMT -5
I was thinking about sending Jon's family a baby tree in memory of Jon that they could plant in their yard to remember him. Does this sound like a good idea or kindof wierd?
-Shana
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Post by Gabbee on Apr 8, 2007 1:23:48 GMT -5
Oh my God I have absolutely no words... I feel like someone from my own family just passed away Say hello to Shannon, Jon... You'll be terribly missed How do you deal with this kind of thing? I can't even begin to imagine what his family must be going through right now. What sad sad news Rest in Peace brother, we all love you and will miss you immensely here on the forum.
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Post by Lee on Apr 8, 2007 4:38:48 GMT -5
I was thinking about sending Jon's family a baby tree in memory of Jon that they could plant in their yard to remember him. Does this sound like a good idea or kindof wierd? -Shana Good idea
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Post by Barbara on Apr 8, 2007 5:23:40 GMT -5
I was thinking about sending Jon's family a baby tree in memory of Jon that they could plant in their yard to remember him. Does this sound like a good idea or kindof wierd? -Shana I like the idea a lot but I wonder what if they don't have a yard or no place to plant it? I'm thinking this way cause not everyone here have houses with yards but I know that in the states it's much more common so maybe it's obvious to you. Did you want to send it by yourself or it could be sent with the money we'll collect?
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Post by tripticket on Apr 8, 2007 7:27:51 GMT -5
I was thinking about sending Jon's family a baby tree in memory of Jon that they could plant in their yard to remember him. Does this sound like a good idea or kindof wierd? -Shana I like the idea a lot but I wonder what if they don't have a yard or no place to plant it? I'm thinking this way cause not everyone here have houses with yards but I know that in the states it's much more common so maybe it's obvious to you. Did you want to send it by yourself or it could be sent with the money we'll collect? Love the idea too. Perhaps you could save on shipping by doing a search for local places that would deliver to the Larson family? It'd be cool if we could send something along w/ it. Like maybe scan a pic of ourselves & signed w/ a lil message....someone collect of each of us to put into some kinda collage or something? maybe this is too much. but i was thinking, if you found a local store, then we could send the collage of us all to the Store and they could deliver the Tree along w/ our best wishes? maybe this is too ambitious.... I LOVE the Tree idea, for sure!
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Post by ishbell on Apr 8, 2007 7:39:58 GMT -5
Matt, that video was so heartrending, he really trusted you.
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Post by larryward on Apr 8, 2007 9:44:03 GMT -5
Terrible news. We joked once about how "Linwood Larsons" sounded like a great tv anchorman name.
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Post by hanna on Apr 8, 2007 10:21:01 GMT -5
This is so sad! I don't know what to say.. Rest in peace Jon!
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Post by *Sonya* on Apr 8, 2007 13:28:27 GMT -5
Great idea Shana! Since I'm a plant geek I know of a lot of reputable mail order nurseries that we could order a nice tree from. I plan to send Mark a message and ask him if Wendy has a place in the yard for a tree and if we should order a big tree or a small tree depending on the available yard space. We would also need to know if she has shade or sun in her yard so we can choose the appropriate tree for the site.
If she doesn't have space for a tree an alternative would be to offer to donate a tree to a local arboretum or public garden that his family and friends could visit. Typically those types types of places will put out a plaque that has an inscription of who the tree is in memorial to.
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