Prayers for a friend...

[Okie Boarder]

I got word this morning that a colleague and friend was in the hospital...ICU. He crashed on his Dad's Harley yesterday and sustained very serious head trauma. He has no brain activity or eye movement. I went to the hospital and it doesn't look good. The last we've heard the doctor is discussing options with the wife and family and they are probably going to be faced with a very tough decision.

Please keep the family in your prayers.

[tg0824SSVGG]

oh man ... that is terrible.

Count on it Okie!

I will pray for the family.

[DAFF]

Okie, miracles do happen !!!

Our prayers go out to the familly and friends from the north...

[saltare inverts]

Im praying in Saint Louis. God be with them.

[Kip]

I will be praying for their family.

[jasonba1]

Will be saying prayers for everyone involved

[sybrmike]

will def add to the list tonight...

[jet]

Sorry Okie. Prayers out to you man. Jet

[dusty2221]

Terrible news. We will keep positive thoughts and send prayers your way.

[Okie Boarder]

Thanks all. They took him off life support this morning and pronounced him shortly after. He had a lot of strong bonds and close friendships with the guys he worked with here and we dealing with that right now. Please continue to keep his actual family and his work family in your prayers.

[Newty]

Sorry for your loss Okie. Will continue praying for you guys and his family!

[scotthons]

Sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers going out for the families.

[Okie Boarder]

Thanks everyone. It has been a tough week. I spent all day Tuesday in planning meetings and individual meetings with each of the guys he worked with. Our focus was to make sure these guys are doing OK and they don't get hurt on the job because they're upset or thinking too much. That was one of the toughest days of my career.

The funeral is today and should be a milestone for the family and close friends to have some sort of closure and begin the process of healing.

On a positive note, he was an organ donor. Four people have already benefitted from his kidneys and liver.

[firstdogriver]

Think of him often so his memory will live on. My condolences to his family and friends.

[DAFF]

Perhaps a sticky in his honour with a list of organ donation sites / documents... We all should be organ donors in case of sudden tragedys, this way our loved ones know our wishes.

Sorry to hear about the loss of you friend Okie. It is friends like you that get everyone through difficult times.

[cmtaylor777]

Sorry Oak. Life works out in weird ways. His family will be in our prayers.