Request from SLITS' Family Options

[JustinMeier]

Hi everyone,

It's been great reading through the memorial thread. You guys can't believe how much it helped to read about all the people he touched through the years with his knowledge and humor. You guys were truly special to him, and I thank you greatly for including the old abrasive softy in to your lives. Please don't forget that Dad continues to live on in all of you!

The story is this....
He arrived at work Wed morning and couldn't get out of the truck, complaining about abdominal pain. Work called 911 and when the ambulance arrived, in true spirit he asked "What the hell are they doing here?!"
The Paramedics and ER staff got him all the way to surgery which was amazing being that the rupture was 13cm. The size of the cut they made in his chest (almost all the way down the torso) indicated that they were in a major hurry to get the bleeding under control. There was also a large needle mark in his juggler which we assume was to deliver either blood or fluids in a rapid manner. The hospital really tried, unfortunately the blood loss was just too much.

Since Dad was such a giving man and loved to help people, we decided to donate. The unfortunate part is that we were too late to harvest organs, but then again I'm not sure anyone would want them (liver especially) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Long bones (arm and leg) were donated so that someone with cancer or a bone disease can walk or use their arm again. Corneas were also donated so that someone with vision loss can see again. On the way out he's going to help a few more people have a better quality of life.

Us kids did a viewing yesterday and you will all be happy to know he still has a shit eating grin on his face. It looks like he went out happy. He got to see his kids grow up and start their lives, finally saw me get my crap together.



So we are looking for some of your favorite pictures/videos for our collection. Either post or email to me justinmeier@gmail.com


Thank you guys!!!!

- Justin

p.s. Dad wanted to send along a message.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/finger.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif)

[Madswede]

From RRC 2011. This is the final picture I have to post, and although Ron may not even be in it (I think he is, in the upper center-right) this is a very notable picture for the following reasons:
(1) It was taken from the balcony of Ron's room, which was a bitch to get him up into later in the evening ... but I'm getting ahead of myself.
(2) It was prophetic since Ron would, at some point in the evening, be seen by several eye witnesses to stumble in one single continuous fall, from out of the frame of this picture (the bottom of the pic) all the way through the the area this photo shows, missing the fire pit, all the tiki torches or whatever they were, both of the tables, even missing the propane tank before finally rolling smoothly to the ground to end the most epic 20-yard fall ever seen at a RRC up to that point. Do NOT try this stuff at home, kids.
(3) It shows the explosive Corona beer 12-pack that led to the notorious "fire pit incident" that also, somehow, managed to throw burning embers and glass all over the area but not so much as scratch any of the remaining eye witnesses. Witnesses at this RRC used up much of their cosmic luck and fortune this single evening. Also of note is that an object discovered in that same fire pit later the next morning, believed to be the largest surviving remnant of the explosive Corona 12-pack, was eventually written on and became an early "That Guy" award. Dunno whatever happened to that thing. I thought Ron himself had it and kept it, but my memory is ... uhh ... hazy.

[JustinMeier]

From RRC 2011. This is the final picture I have to post, and although Ron may not even be in it (I think he is, in the upper center-right) this is a very notable picture for the following reasons:
(1) It was taken from the balcony of Ron's room, which was a bitch to get him up into later in the evening ... but I'm getting ahead of myself.
(2) It was prophetic since Ron would, at some point in the evening, be seen by several eye witnesses to stumble in one single continuous fall, from out of the frame of this picture (the bottom of the pic) all the way through the the area this photo shows, missing the fire pit, all the tiki torches or whatever they were, both of the tables, even missing the propane tank before finally rolling smoothly to the ground to end the most epic 20-yard fall ever seen at a RRC up to that point. Do NOT try this stuff at home, kids.
(3) It shows the explosive Corona beer 12-pack that led to the notorious "fire pit incident" that also, somehow, managed to throw burning embers and glass all over the area but not so much as scratch any of the remaining eye witnesses. Witnesses at this RRC used up much of their cosmic luck and fortune this single evening. Also of note is that an object discovered in that same fire pit later the next morning, believed to be the largest surviving remnant of the explosive Corona 12-pack, was eventually written on and became an early "That Guy" award. Dunno whatever happened to that thing. I thought Ron himself had it and kept it, but my memory is ... uhh ... hazy.

Yes! This is the story I was looking for!!

Yes, he had it.. I have it now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Madswede]

Yes! This is the story I was looking for!!

Yes, he had it.. I have it now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Oh good! Glad you have it. Even happier to hear it was the story you were looking for! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)