JJohnson 0 #1 May 25, 2002 My best friend's wife, would like to extend a heart felt "Thank You" to us skydiver's in general and in particular those that ran the memorial in Parachutist and Skydiving for Lisa Gallagher.My best friend's wife is Lisa's cousin, and Lisa was supposed to have been at their wedding. Recently while catching up on some overdue reading, I came across the memorial and gave it to my friend. She was touched and asked that I send her thanks to the skydiving community.She still thinks we are a bunch of freaks.........During the wedding, I had the opportunity to speak to Lisa's parents and some of her relatives. They naturally had many questions. I told them I could not give them any reasons for what happened, only that they could rest assured that Lisa knew the risks associated with skydiving and that I could guarantee that she was smiling when she left the plane.JJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #2 May 25, 2002 Quote She still thinks we are a bunch of freaks Yup, I'll go along with that !! Ook Ook Ook !! - The Librarian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #3 May 25, 2002 **My best friend's wife, would like to extend a heart felt "Thank You" to us skydiver's in general and in particular those that ran the memorial in Parachutist and Skydiving for Lisa Gallagher.**this should come as no surprise to the average "joe blow" and in the future, as the "whuffo" mentality comes closer to the sky diving community, they'll see for themselves that no matter what, flame war, bad words, arguments, etc...no matter how we feel about each other, theres still the feeling that youe "one of the family" we still check each other's gear, before and after the sky dive, and none of us want to see any harm come to each other. this is a growing, and infantile sport, no matter that it's been around for years, too bad it got it's start in the military where static line on rounds at altitudes of 700' were the theme of the day. i believe that with the massive expansion of the sport, and the increased expression, and new products/gear, the more (potential) sky divers that will be influenced to "just jump" i welcome all the "whuffos" to our sport, they can only help our growth, and exposure, and be welcomed to "the family" Richard"Gravity Is My Friend" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 May 26, 2002 She still thinks we are a bunch of freaks ---------------------------------------------------------see, this is whats wrong with people!!! did you tell her we ARE all freaks? she has to learn to give credit where credit is due.I dont know what happened to Lisa but in all seriousness, I am sad to hear of her loss! Life's a bitch, and I'm her Pimp!JThttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites