[Gambas-user] A sad event

[Kevin Fishburne]

On 10/16/2014 09:36 PM, richard terry wrote:
> On 17/10/14 10:24, B Bruen wrote:
>> Dear Gambas friends,
>>
>> My apologies for writing this, but I just have to "get it off my chest".
>>
>> We at Paddys-Hill have been deeply shocked this week by the tragic death of a young 19 year old jockey due to injuries received after a fall in a local race.
>>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-16/jockey-killed-after-fall-at-murray-bridge-race/5817266
>>
>> Although not associated with paddys-hill, Caitlin Forrest was a known and well respected young rider to our small community of customers.   Further, Caitlin was a child of this small town where we are located. The local township community and the local thoroughbred racing community have been shaken to the core by  this event.
>>
>> Again my apologies for having troubled you with this.
>>
>> regards
>> Bruce
>>
> Have already noted this in the media - heart felt sympathies - I felt
> sad when I read about this. For those working in general practice as I
> do, we see many similar tragedies involving health of young and old and
> they stay in your memory as the decades roll by - the individuals and
> their faces remain with you like a trail of ghosts  that  for some
> reason one becomes even more aware of as time passes. I guess is must be
> similar for those in the armed services who lose their mates in war.
>
> Regards
>
> Richard

My sympathies. If there's one thing I've learned it's that life is 
fragile. Having a young child makes one recognize that even more. This 
doesn't apply in Caitlin's case, but people really need to slow down and 
act with a little more care. It doesn't take much for someone to just be 
gone.

-- 
Kevin Fishburne
Eight Virtues
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