Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Our friend Darrel

Dear Kennedy:

Please look for our friend Darrel Valentine in heaven. He was recently mugged and died a few days later. It is so very, very sad. Mom and I met Darrel soon after she got me..we started a new routine of walking at Minto Brown in the morning before work. There was Darrel and his two older Labradors -- Velvet and Lady. Darrel was 74 years young...and walked over 10 miles a day. By the time we arrived at Minto, Darrel probably had walked for an hour or more. He was a gentle and loving man. Soon after we met him, he took possession of another black lab, Nike -- she was a little skittish but settled down under Darrel's care. How we will miss this wise and gentle man.

We hope the criminal (who was looking for money for drugs) who mugged and left him so injured he suffered a stroke will get arrested. So, please, Kennedy, look for Darrel..perhaps you two will start doing laps around the track in heaven; he needs a good Black Lab!! That would put a smile back on all of our faces at Minto Brown!

Love,
Jack

1 comment:

ml said...

What a sad story! We read about this in the news and it broke our hearts. Our thoughts are with his family, and we hope Kennedy is taking good care of him from up above.