This site is lovingly dedicated to a great online friend!!
Some of you may have known him, when he chatted in Yahoo. His online name there was Firesharky, or Firesharky34. For others, who met him later in Excite chat, he was known as Denver_fire_cowboy
SEPT/1964 - JUNE/2000
It is with a sad and heavy heart, that I announce the passing of a fellow chatter. I first met ~Fire~ while chatting in Yahoo. At that time he was living in San Francisco, and was a Firefighter/EMT. He was a gentleman with a great sense of humor, and also one who could spit out fast one-liners, as good as the rest of them. We also spent a lot of time in Yahoo games, where we would play Hearts, or a rousing game of Cribbage. We talked often, and became fast friends. I don't think anyone would have let me beat him as often in Hearts as I did.... and still come back for more!! Don later moved to Denver, Colorado. And even though he had his truck stolen, and some other misfortunes... I know he truly LOVED it there. Don had two special friends he shared his life with. They were his cats.
I remember a saying.... "Only the good die young".. and I see in this case, how TRUE this saying is. I send my heart-felt condolences to Don's family. And to let them know, he has some people here online.. who sadly miss his sense of humor, and especially his friendship.
A banner of Don's favorite hockey team. GO.....Colorado Avalanche
I scanned this image from
my Garth Brooks 6 CD set....
and added a few of
my own personal touches.Don enjoyed Garth's music
just about as much as I do.Don, this image is just for YOU.
Even though I never met Don in person, I like to think I am a pretty good judge of character. One who is willing to sacrifice his life, to save another.......... takes a pretty special kind of person. Below is a poem I found, which says it all.
*Please read the left side first, and then the right side.*
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One day my son asked me, Dad? What does courage mean? At first I simply answered No fear of certain things Then in that same instant I looked across the street I saw my neighbors running And jumped up from my seat As I ran out the front door I saw what had torn their lives The house that they had built and loved Was burning before my eyes We quickly called the firemen And the minutes seemed like years Then they came from everywhere To battle our biggest fears They swiftly set up their weapons And clad their armor in a flash Then they faced the dragon A monster of fire and ash They boldly rushed into the flames To face the devil and pick a fight Risking the very life they held For another on that night |
No one was trapped inside that home But a life was still at stake For they have seen many homes lost And have seen many hearts break So once again they fight their enemy A War they can never win For if they win the battle The devil runs to burn again But while the devil was in that house they walked into his lair Facing his evil Talons With water and a stare They saved my neighbor's home And the houses all around They then cleaned their weapons Letting their armor fall to the ground It wasn't until the morning That I realized what all had taken place When I went into the house I saw the scar of the devil's face That is when I turned to my son And answered question again Now a wiser man I said When you think of courage, son Think ALWAYS of the firemen |
