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Ken and Mary, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
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Ken, Mary, I truly am very sorry to hear of your loss. My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to you both. May God Be With and Bless You.
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Ken and Mary Cindy and I don't know what to say or how to handle this news. You and your family are in our prayers for sure. Thanks Brian for letting us know and Cindy and I are in for what every all of you want to do.
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thank you so much, as you all know, your friendships are like family to us.
evidently what happend, is......Kenny and a lady friend, went out to look at a deer herd that grazes everynight near the road it happend on. he was driving a newly aquired ram pick up he bought with some money he made and got from disability.
he was on the way back..... either fell asleep or lost control due to mechanical failure,.....his friend Mel.....whom he works with..also a mechanic..said the truck needed some major work..... kenny traveled 37 yards (if he was asleep...he woke up for sure) with two wheels in a ditch trying to pull the vehicle into control before a front A arm colapsed sending the vehicle into a roll. kenny had NO seatbelt on!!! he was thrown from the truck and DOA. the girl with him walked 2 miles in total shock to a phone booth where she called 911. she collapsed. she was taken to the local hospital who could not handle her injuries and med evacted to Norfolk. We will be trying to get in touch with her tomarrow..as she is still in the E room. She's the last one that saw him alive. we just need to know what happend.
this is a very dark path for me. ive walked two over the last couple of years, my Mom, and Nikona. You folks have always been there for me, .....us. And there are no words that can express my thanks. I love you people.
Kenny was thrown from the vehicle. Thats what killed him. He was NOT wearing a seat belt. He knew ....i would not even turn the key in the ignition unless he had his seat belt fastend when i took him for rides in our cars. And that applied to anyone in one of my vehicles.
God bless you all. And thanks for being here for us.
We are busy trying to find his dog Hunter a home now, he loved that dog..like we love ours, he was an animal person. we are also busy making arrangements for some type of burial. one that he would want. most likely, we will spread his ashes over his favority fishing pond, with his friends and family there. thats what he would want.
Vehicles ...... they can take a life so quick.... less than a second. suddenly....its all gone...
you know what im saying .....
we are guilty...."it will never happen to us"...........
hugs to all of you, but most of all.......thanks....for being there.
this is a path i have yet to walk. lost my Mom.....lost my wonderful wolfdog Nikona....almost lost my life, Nam...... but nothing like this... but you folks...were there for me with Mom and Nikki..... and now this.....
God bless you all.
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I am so sorry for your loss and please let us know of any assitance we may be. He will be kept in our prayers.
Best Regards, Gino
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Ken you know we are all here for you and Mary and please let us know how his girl friend is doing soon as you know.
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Ken and Mary I cannot but into words how I feel for you guys, I'm very sorry and you if need anything please let us know.
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Ken I'm so sorry to hear this. My heart fell to the floor when I read this earlier, You and Mary are in my prayers.
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Our prayers go out to Ken, Mary and their family.
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Oh, dear God. Ken, Mary, My condolences and prayers are with you both. If there is anything that we can do in this time of need, please dont hesitate to let us know.
God be with you both.
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lessoned learned I hope. This loss should not be in vain. PLEASE BUCKLE UP!
Can not imaginge that feeling when you first are given the news. We're all here for you.
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i finally spoke with the tropper that was there. at first..he held back.. but i told him i wanted all the truth... even if its graphic.
the only reason im posting this.....is in hopes...that one of you ...pass this on to a young person, or even put it as a sticky in the back of your mind..... life can go out like a light bulb with motor vehicles folks...... plain and simple.
kenny was driving a ram full size pickup...souped up....the trooper said. some alcohol was involved. they didnt put that on the report because at this point....it would not have mattered or done any good.
the truck went into the corner in excess of 70mph...... not a real sharp corner..... the two right tires went into a shallow ditch on the right side of the road..... Kenny tried to pull it out...the girl said .. she said that she heard a "thump"..and the right front end of the truck dropped suddenly (im thinking A arm.)..he had riddin 37 yards in the ditch at this point..... the truck vered right..up and out of the ditch..and went airborn..on its right side....thats the last thing she remembered.... then she crawled out of the truck....looked for kenny...saw him...and went into shock and walked to the phone booth...almost 2 miles. she's in intensive care still. we can call her tonight. she was med evacted from the local hospital the Norfork... the local one could not handle her head injuries. she is 19 years old.
neither of them wore a seat belt. ( i mentioned that earlier). kenny went thru the windshield...taking the steering wheel and the left section of the dash WITH him.... imbedded in him...he was dead before he exited the vehicle......... he continued airborne and slammed into a tree, taking the steering wheel with him in his abdomen.
does it hurt to type this? yes. do i have tears in my eyes? yes.
lets hope no one here ever has to type something simular.
wear your seat belts.
thanks all for the support.....God bless every one of you. I luv you folks..
wanted yall to know.. yesterday at 12 noon...depending on what time zone you lived in.... 4 Wolfdog sanctuary's and many wolfdog owners lit candles and had a moment of silence in memory of Kenny. at one sanctuary.....the wolves began to howl. yes...... im teary eyed again.
im hangin on.....and in. thanks to all of yall.
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My deepest sympathy,and prayers to Ken and Mary and family.Such a terrible loss Posts: 173 | From: Nashua,NH USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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My God, Ken.......how you can type that is beyond me. To think that in what HAS to be the darkest hours of your life, you think of US??? ....and you post information and warnings to US??? ....man.....how on God's earth can you do that.....??
I hope you know how much we feel your pain.....and how desperately we want to say something that will help you....and how helpless and impotent we feel at a time like this......
All I can do is pray for healing and peace for you and Mary.....
....and somehow....the wolves you love so much....they know.....and in a way that transcends human experience, they will offer you comfort and rest......
Peace be with you, bro....
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I can barely read the words, I picture it and can only imagine what you are going through...I am so glad you can come on here and see the friends that are here for you, some just read speachless and some of us reply trying to find something right to say for support.
The wolves can read the pain, they sense the troubles also.
Hang tough Bro as I know you will. Al
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OMG.............Shivers just ran through my body after reading the story Ken. I truly am very sorry and my heart aches. My condolences, thoughts and prayers are with you and Mary.
quote:Originally posted by cytruffle: My God, Ken.......how you can type that is beyond me. To think that in what HAS to be the darkest hours of your life, you think of US??? ....and you post information and warnings to US??? ....man.....how on God's earth can you do that.....??
I hope you know how much we feel your pain.....and how desperately we want to say something that will help you....and how helpless and impotent we feel at a time like this......
All I can do is pray for healing and peace for you and Mary.....
....and somehow....the wolves you love so much....they know.....and in a way that transcends human experience, they will offer you comfort and rest......
Peace be with you, bro....
i dont want this tragedy to end up dust in the wind. it's my hopes that someone, somewhere....in a moment of recless driving....remembers this and lifts off the gas pedal..... then Kenny's tragedy saved another one from happening....
no matter how much i preached to him about seat belts....he didnt listen ..... "oh..come on dad...they dont mean that much"..........
guess they did.
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My condolences Ken & Mary. I got tears in my eyes just reading it. How quickley things can happen.
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I have to echo what Millie said. I can't even begin to comprehend the pain you and Mary must be dealing with. I sit here with tears in my eyes thinking about it, never even having met you. Seatbelts have always been mandatory in my vehicles since the birth of my son. If anyone ever wants to question my insistance on their use from now on I'll tell them about Kenny.
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Again my condolences. Has my teary-eyed here at work. It just doesn't feel right NOT wearing a seatbelt, and I make sure ALL people riding my my car has theirs on as well. Saved me once....
Thoughts are prayers are with you all.
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I hardly post here. Just lazy, I guess. I had seen your past posts when I was at SLP, and a few at the addict board. So I really don't know you, and I know I hardly qualify as a friend, let alone as a stranger. However, I do have six children: ages 23 to 8 years. So maybe I relate a little.
And even though we may never personally cross paths in this life, and being that I really want to express my sympathy to you, while realizing that words can be so lacking, perhaps I could just say this:
If you and I were to cross paths right now, at this very moment, the only way you would know how much I wish I could help you and take away the pain would be to hug you. I think you can feel that. To heck with the damn words.
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