Every once in a while something happens that you don't expect ever could happen to/ with anyone you know. For instance, I don't expect anyone I know to ever hit a multi-million dollar lottery, invent the next furby type item or hi-jack a plane (sorry, i watched a 9/11 thing today, it just came to me). These things are possible but just dont happen to "people like us." Well I also didn't expect a seemingly "normal" gentleman who I saw 1-2 times a week and even played hockey with to rob a bank in Detroit, take 10 hostages (none of whom were harmed) and get taken out by a sniper. What the hell??? How could this happen? Don was not crazy nor violent (that I or his friends knew of) he was just a good hockey player who coached a girls team in my league and played drop-in with us. I just talked to him Sunday (this all took place Wed.) and we were talking about how we were going to beat the jets. Don told me the first time I met him that I was a good hockey player and pointed out some things I do that contribute to that. He was normal! OMG! I still can't believe it. I'm really in denial. What a waste and a loss to the people who cared about him. Even though I didn't know Don all that well, I still feel like the floor was snatched up from under me and I am just sitting here on my ass shocked and wondering how and why. I'm really going to miss skating with Don. Despite all this, I still believe he was a good person. Unfortunalely, I don't know that he will be going to heaven because of this. I hope God understands whatever this a lot better than I do and I pray that he is in heaven. I really don't know what else to say. This is an unnecessary tragedy.
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