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Denise's story; and who it's effecting
Topic Started: Jan 13 2009, 07:34 AM (138 Views)
justme
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HOLY CARP!!!
Last night I received a phone call around 9:30PM from a young reporter at the local paper. He apologized for calling so late but he's been working on a story to lead up to the anniversary of her death. You could hear him on the phone struggling to ask questions. Finally he admitted to me that originally he didn't want this story but now that he's gotten into it, he can't get it off his mind. You could hear the emotion. And I don't think it was faked. I just thought, wow. Poor young man. He really did sound haunted.

Then this morning I woke up to this emal from another reporter. This woman tried for an interview several times but I never interviewed with her. But she's been the one kind enough to notify me through emails that a story is going to be printed. She knew instinctively how upsetting waking up and seeing Denise on the front page can be, especially if we're not expecting it. So, we've exchanged emails as to that. I've complimented her through emails on her stories but she wrote this last night.

I think it's a wonderful idea that she gave her daughter a ring to be indentified in case of an emergency.

Hi it's Elaine from the North Port Sun writing you from home.
Today I received a Google alert with your name in it. I immediately read it. I saw what you wrote about David's speech to commissioners and the key to the city for Jane.
I have to be honest with you. About 8 months ago, I lobbied nearly all of the commissioners to give Jane a key to the city. My reason was because I can't see any more important reason to give someone a key to North Port for doing the right thing. What's awesome is when I called Dave to see what was planned for the 17th, he gave me a few things. I suggested the key. He thought it was a great idea. He was actually worried he would have to convince the other commissioners how important it was to him to do this on Saturday. He asked me to help him write a speech to present to commissioners. I proudly sat down and poured my heart out. I could recall all of the details as if it were yesterday. I also told Dave I was there the night King walked by me in the woods near his home as he was misleading officers. I told him, for me it's all about bringing justice to the Lee and Goff families.
I have to say, I'm a little selfish too. I really want to meet Jane. I believe what I wrote...Jane really is a good example, a role model of someone who just understood what to do. She was so calm. I would have been freaking out and demanding that dispatch sent someone. I would have been even more pissed parked down and waited for a deputy to respond and one never showed up.
I also have to admit that I've tried to introduce myself to you a few times and I can't seem to just walk up and say hello. I hope to be able to do so on Saturday. When I introduced myself to Nathan, I explained that I had given my 16-year-old daughter a ring and explained exactly what Denise did with hers to let her family and officers know she was so smart to leave evidence and to fight for her life as hard as she did.
Denise will forever keep changing lives- just the way we go about our daily lives is different now. We are more cautious of strangers, more aware of the people driving around us and still pray for healing for all of us.
I saw what you wrote in your blog about Drew at Bobcat Trail. He was the first person I had to write about who died recently. Then his buddy Mr. Baseball died less than a week later, the following week a real nice guy from the VFW died and today I had to go knocking on doors to find out if anyone knew the 15-year-old North Port boy who died in the tragic cave in on Sunday. It's the toughest part of this job. I could not believe I was standing in the man who lost his son's driveway and asking him if he was going to be all right? He showed me the bandages from his recent heart surgery. He said he died on the table. He couldn't believe he came back to life that day only to see his son die the next. None of this makes sense to me. I just told the father who said he was pissed off at God, that God must need these really good people who we love. He must be building this incredible army.
I just lost a longtime friend Tom Alex. In his memorial card was the photograph I took of he and his wife Tina when they were married on Super Bowl Sunday years ago. It was much tougher than I thought it would be. The only comfort and closure that helped me was knowing that he was a Christian who was done battling cancer and was ready to go home to God.
I'm sorry I'm rambling. Thank you so much for having a blog. I don't engage in them as I'm not supposed to have an opinion. I do have a soul and I feel for people, especially those I report about. Tell their stories is often difficult.
I get picked on sometimes. People say I should have been in a social worker and not a reporter and people would talk to me more or at least trust me more.
I commend Dave for not waiting months to take a suggestion from a reporter and acting on it. I'm so glad he is a part of the foundation. He's going to help bring that 9-1-1 center to North Port. He's going to keep his word.
God bless. Keep the faith,
Respectfully,
Elaine Allen-Emrich


I do get emails quite often from people who this has genuinely effected. Most of them had never met Denise.
"Men sway more towards hussies." G-D3
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Red Rice
HOLY CARP!!!
Touching e-mail, Peggy. :smile:
Civilisation, I vaguely realized then - and subsequent observation has confirmed the view - could not progress that way. It must have a greater guiding principle to survive. To treat it as a carcase off which each man tears as much as he can for himself, is to stand convicted a brute, fit for nothing better than a jungle existence, which is a death-struggle, leading nowhither. I did not believe that was the human destiny, for Man individually was sane and reasonable, only collectively a fool.

I hope the gunner of that Hun two-seater shot him clean, bullet to heart, and that his plane, on fire, fell like a meteor through the sky he loved. Since he had to end, I hope he ended so. But, oh, the waste! The loss!

- Cecil Lewis
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sarah_blueparrot
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Hi Peggy, hope you're well. I'm thinking of you and your family especially at this time of year, and I wish you all the best. xx
Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh, and to be able to grow.

- Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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justme
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HOLY CARP!!!
Thank you, Sarah. I miss you.

I thought of you today though. I've been packing up pictures and in 2007 you sent a beautiful pic of trees reflecting in water. You were in France at the time. Can you tell me where the picture was taken? I'd like to write it on the back before I pack it up. I've been meaning to write and ask you! Sadly, I haven't had the time.

We miss you. I think of you often.
"Men sway more towards hussies." G-D3
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sarah_blueparrot
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Yes I will find out the place name - I can't remember where we were walking that day but I'll let you know.
Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh, and to be able to grow.

- Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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sarah_blueparrot
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I'm just reading your blog :hug: It's good to "hear" from you
Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh, and to be able to grow.

- Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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