X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTP id 4106112 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:53:19 -0500 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.40; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from omta18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.74]) by qmta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id cPAt1d0011bwxycA4PslnJ; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:52:45 +0000 Received: from gregiv ([24.6.75.252]) by omta18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id cPtw1d0085ScAtC8ePtxxq; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:53:57 +0000 Message-ID: <8880F30DB8A5413C98F9114D27B158DA@yosemite.onestopdesign.biz> From: "Greg Ward" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Charlies an angel Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:43 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_06D8_01CAA28E.8ACF0800" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_06D8_01CAA28E.8ACF0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We'll say a prayer out here for Charlie and you Chris. Our support and = concolences also go out to you....... Greg Ward Lancair Legacy 20B N178RG in progress ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Chris Barber=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:53 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Charlies an angel As I have mentioned in the past, I consider you guys and gals as = friends. Due to this, and since I spoke of him on the list in the past, = I feel compelled to share my deep grief that my three month old son, = Charles "Charlie" David Barber passed away Thursday. He was visiting his = grandmother (since I was a single dad, she cared for him when I worked) = who discovered his lifeless body in his crib when she woke. It appears = to be a case of SIDS. There was no trauma and it will be weeks before = the toxicology reports return. Considering how much press it gets, you = would be amazed at how really low the SIDS rate is. Its rate has been = cut in half since 1980. Currently about 2300 deaths in 4 million annual = births in the US. I did not realize this depth of sorrow was possible. I do not mean to = be a downer and I would prefer not to clog the list with a lot of = condolences as I know your thoughts are with me. I apologize to those = who do not feel this is the proper forum to share this, but since I = spoke of him here, I would be at a loss if someone innocently mentioned = him down the road and I had not shared the news. I am beside myself. The = only time I got to fill out paperwork that I was his "father" was on his = death certificate paperwork. This has changed me and I am going to miss = my son and the old me. I had so embraced my role as father and the word = "son". He is/was my only child. Anyway, I think I may be trying to distract myself (which so far has = failed miserably) by working on my project. Kinda hard to keep the tears = out of the epoxy. I actually didn't know I could sob. I have some = questions about the engine...actually Tracy's PSRU, and hope I am not = thought crass that I may be asking some soon. It is a coping mechanism.=20 =1B$B!!=1B(B Thank you for humoring a grieving father. =1B$B!!=1B(B All the best, =1B$B!!=1B(B Chris Barber Houston ------=_NextPart_000_06D8_01CAA28E.8ACF0800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We'll say a prayer out = here for=20 Charlie and you Chris.  Our support and concolences also go out to=20 you.......
Greg Ward
Lancair Legacy 20B = N178RG in=20 progress
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Chris Barber
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 = 11:53=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Charlies = an=20 angel

As I have mentioned in the past, I consider you guys and gals as = friends.=20 Due to this, and since I spoke of him on the list in the past, I feel=20 compelled to share my deep grief that my three month old son, Charles=20 "Charlie" David Barber passed away Thursday. He was visiting his = grandmother=20 (since I was a single dad, she cared for him when I worked) who = discovered his=20 lifeless body in his crib when she woke. It appears to be a case of = SIDS.=20 There was no trauma and it will be weeks before the toxicology reports = return.=20 Considering how much press it gets, you would be amazed at how really = low the=20 SIDS rate is. Its rate has been cut in half since 1980. Currently = about 2300=20 deaths in 4 million annual births in the US.

 

I did not realize this depth of = sorrow was=20 possible. I do not mean to be a downer and I would prefer not to clog = the list=20 with a lot of condolences as I know your thoughts are with me. I = apologize to=20 those who do not feel this is the proper forum to share this, but = since I=20 spoke of him here, I would be at a loss if someone innocently = mentioned him=20 down the road and I had not shared the news. I am beside myself. The = only time=20 I got to fill out paperwork that I was his "father" was on his death=20 certificate paperwork. This has changed me and I am going to miss my = son and=20 the old me. I had so embraced my role as father and the word = "son". He=20 is/was my only child.

 

Anyway, I think I may be trying to distract = myself=20 (which so far has failed miserably) by working on my=20 project. Kinda hard to keep the tears out of the = epoxy. I=20 actually didn't know I could sob. I have some questions about the=20 engine...actually Tracy's PSRU, and hope I am not = thought crass=20 that I may be asking some soon. It is a coping mechanism.

=1B$B!!=1B(B

Thank you for humoring a grieving = father.

=1B$B!!=1B(B

All the best,

=1B$B!!=1B(B

Chris Barber

Houston

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