Husby asked me a question this morning revealing a gap in my knowledge. Why is it that I thought this was an unmanned oil rig? Why is it that the media seems to have forgotten the 11 people who died on April 20? I googled it and it took narrowing my search to "gulf oil spill 11 dead" to get any information on those victims. I had to know that 11 were dead to find out that men died that day. I found this piece on CBS News from a few weeks ago.
Today I have to think about these people and their families
Donald Clark
Stephen Curtis
Blair Manuel
Gordon Jones
Roy Wyatt Kemp
Karl Kleppinger Jr.
Shane Roshto
Dewey Revette
Aaron Dale Burkeen
Jason Anderson
Adam Weise
As much tragedy as this continues to cause to the eco-system and economy it hasn't really affected me up here in Maine. I know and feel that terrible things are happening but today I have to know and feel for Michelle Jones who will shortly give birth to a second child without her husband's support, who will not see her 6th wedding anniversary. I have to know and feel for the families of these men whose very foundation has been shaken. This is what I pray for today. The dolphins and shrimp fishermen can wait another day.
wow, you are right, i too had forgotten that there were needless deaths of 11 men, leaving families and dreams behind. thank you for posting this.
ReplyDeletei had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. I can't imagine what those families are going through.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing this to my (and all of our) attention. I will definitely be praying for those families.
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