The Holy Roller Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Today our small town of St. James, Missouri suffered the unthinkable. Our high school band was taking a trip to Six Flags when the two buses carrying the kids were involved in a terrible highway accident leaving two dead. One of the victims was the driver of a pickup truck that was crushed by one of the buses. The other was a former student killed when she was crushed in the back of the first bus when it was rammed by the second bus. After twenty-one years of doing this (teaching) there still is not a way to accept the loss of one of my students. Tomorrow is the beginning of the school year for us, starting with three days of teacher meetings followed by the kids returning next Thursday. Our little town is just devasted. So any help, good mojo, prayers, thoughts, would surely be appreciated for the next week. You all are the greatest. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 prayers sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 My wife had a similar event at her high school that tragically killed 28 students. To have so many involved and injured for your school will sadly mark the year forever. Condolences for the deceased and hopefully the rest all heal up and are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Damn. Sorry to hear HR. Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennykravitz2004 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 What makes this even more sad, IMHO, is this is NOT the first accident like this along that stretch of I-44. Seems like there is some kind of serious, bad accident like this along there every few/several years. I want to say the last was within the last 10 years or so, being this serious. Something about that corridor... Best wishes to my MO brethren. Truly sorry to hear about this. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/a...17a4a78c22.html Before Thursday, there had been nine fatal accidents since January 2006 on the 14-mile stretch of highway between U.S. Highway 50 near Union and Six Flags in Eureka, according to the highway patrol database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingfootball Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Man, that's horrible. Definitely sending my thoughts and prayers Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 prayers sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 So sad. I'm sending my thoughts and prayers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Very sad. I hate to see it happen ever but to start a year off that way really sucks. Prayers to all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thoughts and prayers, HR. So sorry man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 dam HR ...... good luck this year you will need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Very sorry to hear this. I drove that road just yesterday coming from AR back up to my in-laws' house in St. Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 my thoughts to the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Sorry to hear man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 My prayers to all of you. So sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Heard about this earlier today. Terrible situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 sent.... when 1st seen on cnn, i had no idea there was a p/u truck in there. geezus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Awe man, sorry to hear that HR. It was all over the news yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 sorry to hear. Thoughts sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Holy Roller Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 (edited) Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. I just returned from the girl's (Jessica) funeral. Something to be said for a small community as literally over half the town came out. I've never been to a Catholic funeral before. It was very touching and comforting. I have heard all kinds of reasons for how God is going to accomplish His purposes and how we may never understand the good that can come from this (one preacher explained that two people were baptized in his church since the accident Thursday because of their involvement with the family) or that God now has Jessica and she never has to die again. I don't know. I am a believer in God's goodness and mercy and though I have my faults and sometimes my doubts I still cannot comprehend how the Creator of Everything could possibly need the life of an innocent 15 year old child to accomplish His purposes. I would never voice that question seeing as so many need to be comforted here now but when it's Q&A time in Heaven I hope to be able to ask some of mine. But thanks everyone. Edited August 9, 2010 by The Holy Roller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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