Friday, March 03, 2006
Friday Mar. 3, 2006 - Year 3, Day 346 - they had no idea
-12C/9F, overcast with some fresh flakes tumbling down, Gusta happy he limping handler can go a little further & a little faster today . .
one year ago today 4 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Mayerthorpe worked their last day; when they got going that morning they had no idea they would return home at the end of the day, no idea they were to be murdered on the job .. a horrid tragedy
this is on my mind – not because it is front page news across Canada or because the Calgary Tower flame will be lit tonight in their memory, but because I’ve gotten to know some marvelous people in Mayerthorpe this past year – enjoying them not just as clients where we are pitching a project, but as friends, colleagues – extraordinary committed people
they had no idea their death would bring out so much good in people, they had no idea their work would bring so much attention, so much grieving, so much respect for them, their community & their force
they had no idea they would reach into the consciousness of so many people
a bit, I think, like everyone we encounter . . . we have no idea who will flit on by, who will stay a while, who will be in our lives for a long time . . or always
some days, it seems, things begin or end . . often without prior notice, always without predictable consequences
thanks HS . . your tickets will be put go good use; musers AW,CC & PM will be joining me
Mark
one year ago today 4 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Mayerthorpe worked their last day; when they got going that morning they had no idea they would return home at the end of the day, no idea they were to be murdered on the job .. a horrid tragedy
this is on my mind – not because it is front page news across Canada or because the Calgary Tower flame will be lit tonight in their memory, but because I’ve gotten to know some marvelous people in Mayerthorpe this past year – enjoying them not just as clients where we are pitching a project, but as friends, colleagues – extraordinary committed people
they had no idea their death would bring out so much good in people, they had no idea their work would bring so much attention, so much grieving, so much respect for them, their community & their force
they had no idea they would reach into the consciousness of so many people
a bit, I think, like everyone we encounter . . . we have no idea who will flit on by, who will stay a while, who will be in our lives for a long time . . or always
some days, it seems, things begin or end . . often without prior notice, always without predictable consequences
thanks HS . . your tickets will be put go good use; musers AW,CC & PM will be joining me
Mark
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