No, not prayers for me...

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 4:44pm

Prayers for a good friend of mine...

I was watching the news and I see a reporter in front of my high school. A soldier I did not know, and a graduate of my high school, was recently killed in Iraq, along with 13 others. Next, a long-time bus driver of mine is on being interview...this was her son. A very strong woman fighting back tears...we used to call her the Terminator.

So, please keep this family and all of the other families who have lost loved ones in Iraq in your prayers.

[KelRel]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 6:37pm

I'm so sorry sweetie. My brother in law is about to head over there and we are worried about him.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 6:49pm

Well, I will think about him.

I signed this guy's online guestbook. I wrote something like: "I did not know Daniel, but I knew his mother, a long time bus driver of mine. This tells me where he got all of his strength from: his mother. We used to call her the terminator. It takes a strong person to join the military. I could never find the courage, which is why I respect Daniel so much. God bless during this tough time."

I told my mom what I wrote, and started to cry. This is the first time I have cried since the war began. Now everytime I see his parents being interviewed on the news, my eyes begin to water. I think I will attend his funeral, to support the family.

Thanks again for your reply.

Updated On: 8/3/05 at 06:49 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 6:51pm

How sad... I have a friend that's a pilot and he's going out again in a few months, but only for 45 weeks.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 11:16am

My bus driver was in an report on The Today Show this morning and on the front page of the newspaper...it is ashame that it couldn't be for something better.

If you would like to watch the video on The Today Show...she is in the green shirt:

It is video number 7/7 on the front page:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/?ta=y

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:11pm

Wow, what a somber, yet supportive, mood around the my hometown. Today and tomorrow are calling hours for Nathan Deyarmin Jr., killed in Iraq a week ago. Flags along the entire road where the family lives. The circle's ("downtown") pathways are lined with white candles tonight. A police officer watching over the family's house. Every sign at a business/school mentions the family and Nate. He loved to work on cars, so his favorite car is going to be a part of his funeral procession.

I plan on attending the calling hours tomorrow and plan on showing my support as the funeral procession passes. Please keep this family and all of the other families in your prayers and/or thoughts. Thanks!

A note from his mother, posted in the obituary: We say good-bye with pride; you made us proud. "You are a Deyarmin and you can do any thing." You were a best friend to many, a son to some, a hero to all. You kept us young and made everything fun; most of all you were "My Boy," my buddy and friend. I'll miss you and love you forever until we are together again. Love, Mom.

Updated On: 8/9/05 at 10:11 PM