It's A Sad Day Today :-(

She also posted these thoughts:

Life is short

Forgive quickly,

Kiss slowly,

Love truly,

Laugh uncontrollably,

And never regret anything that made you smile.

Life may not be the party we hoped for,

But while we're here we should dance

that's wonderful. "never regret anything that made you smile". what awesome words.

Thanks for the inspiring rainbow stories.

Thanks for posting that Becksie. My mom does indeed rock!

Brenda's Rainbow...

Cross fingers, toes and whatever else you do for luck please...

Crossing......What's up?

you'll hear soon

good news to come

fingers crossed

hes asking the hot chica to marry him :smile:

side note - need those to confirm to me if they are in for friday - we will meet and leave the MN BOAT CLUB on rasberry island at 930 friday am heading to worthington staying for the pre service and the service - then trying to get back to the cities around 630 pm at MN boat club since it is memorial day weekend etc. ( pm me tim and me2 )

We could also do a convoy if people want as well.

RR

We are going on Friday - I have a car full as it stands now. We will be leaving earlier though.

Iceman - detours? construction? Where and how much?

heh, we sent each other PM's at the same time

what dave has done for me?

the least I could ever do is be there.

joe 7000

no detours but lots of construction! there is constrotion in mankato and la sure! but watch for speed traps there is allways cops at jordan la sure, st. peater and lake cristal!!! the best way to go is 169 south to 60 south right in to town!!!

I wish I could go but I will be in Texas... :frown:

Coco and I can't go unfortunately. She is flying to Chicago for a wedding, and I can't get work off since I just recently started. Wish we could make it down there. :frown:

35 doing 80 to 90 doing 80 = less headaches and stops :smile: I hate driving thru construction and small towns

Looks like both ways have some crap to deal with. Who's all going again?

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/construction/pdfs/2007state-map.pdf

I'm going with Green, Mom and maybe MJ. I hope we don't run into too much weekend traffic and boats.

Not sure. I'm still trying to track down his car to see if they want it driven down there or not. I have a message for the IGHPD to call me tomorrow. I'll contact the funeral home to to see if they have his sisters number. Majors didn't do anything with it. Otherwise I'm not sure about going.

That family will need to clear out his apartment and I know at one time he had a storage locker somewhere.

I just hope they don't have it in impound collecting all kinds of unnecessary charges for no reason.

I hope not too! But if Major's didn't have it towed, how would it get to impound?

The cops had his keys. But I would assume that someone would need to complain in order for it to be towed. Did anyone see where he parked? Maybe in the theater lot where Becksie was?

That might be the rub. If he parked somewhere other than Major's lot, it could have been towed as abandoned.

I didn't really notice the cars around me :chagrin:

He was parked behind the building from the main doors.

The hotel might have towed him then. I'll find out more tomorrow. Thanks

I have a picture of his license plate from that night. He was parked in the Majors lot.

me2, "Santa Dave Memories" #162, 19 May 2007 9:43 am

I didn't know whitney wrote this until yesterday morning. I was talking with her teacher, mentioning I would be gone Friday and someone else would pick Whitney up from school. Whitney spoke up and told me she wanted to be at his funeral and that she was there when he died and it meant alot to her and then she asked "didn't you see my post?"... I tried to convey it is a long drive but then she even wrote a small essay on why she wanted to be there...I've decided to let her say her respects and come along.

brad-

I am drving a van with 7 seats with one open - we are leaving raspberry island @ 915 0r 930 ish.

Call my cell and consider yourself counted in.

651-775-3236

its me mike D , me2 - timmers - tami and kitch - adding you to this fun bunch would mean the world to me :smile:

I appreciate it Dubble-R but Whitney has your last seat. I still have to see what's up with Dave's car. If I can get it and they want me to drive it down there, I might hit you up for the ride back. Kitch can sit on my lap like he always does. :sheepish:

starts chant:

brad, brad, brad, brad, brad, brad

::kisses Tim on cheek:: :sheepish:

which cheek? :sheepish:

The flowers are ordered.

I went with the Rainbow Basket - reminded me of all the rainbows y'all saw soon after he died, and also of his own rainbow connection to the Wizard of Oz.

The card will say "In loving memory of Santa Dave from The Cooler Crew".

Cooler!

Do you have a PP acct? How do ya want the $?

sounds good - we could squeeze someone between the captains chairs too - :smile:

ooh! ooh! I want that spot!!! :pbpt: :ooh:

Oh, wait....I'll be in Texas.. :chagrin: :angry: :eyeroll:

CM can sit on my lap

Resolved how?

I wish I could get out of work...

I want to be there with ya'll... it only seems right... especially since he was/is such a big part of this place/group....

and also because I was there when it happened....

I dunno... I just feel a connection to it all... I cant explain it...

and it happened a few hours before I was supposed to be at my own dads funeral....

please, please pass along my condolences....

Will do Nick. I feel the same way.