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RIP Daddy....I'll always love you and miss you
14 years ago
I found out today (aug 24) at approximately 2pm PST, that my father had passed away in a towing accident at 6:45am on August 24, 2011. He was working on the side of the road, following every safety precaution in the book. He was always adamant about safety on this job. He was struck by a wide load off the I-10 in Arizona. He was hit and killed instantly, and according to what people are telling me, he didn't even see it coming. The driver of the wide load wasn't careful enough and part of the load was sticking off of his truck, struck my dad, the truck he was towing, and swiped a mirror off of the truck. What I'm beginning to realize is that it was simply just his time. His equipment came out of the accident nearly unharmed, yet he, the safest towing operator I ever knew, was killed. From what I've been told the driver is now facing charges for manslaughter. Whether or not the degree of the charge will increase depends on if it was truly an accident, or if something he did contributed such as drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep or insufficient log book information. Why it took so long for us to be notified about his death, I can only blame AHP for. (Arizona Highway Patrol) They hadn't released any information regarding the accident to NHP (Nevada Highway Patrol), who contacted my step-mother about his passing.
Nothing can ever prepare a person to lose a parent so suddenly. I'm only 20. My dad was supposed to be there when I turned 21, when I graduated college, when he gives me away at my wedding.....but now, thanks to someone who simply wasnt careful enough, I won't have my dad at any important landmark in my life now. I'm not going to be vengeful and say the driver needs the death penalty, but I do want an apology, and for him to admit that what he did was wrong. People are telling me that my step-mother and I should be suing either him or the company, but I don't think I can handle it right now.
My dad was loved by many. He had so many friends that it took us nearly 3 hours to contact everyone, and even then the news of his untimely death spread like wildfire. The company that towed his truck and the truck he was picking up is now asking my step-mother and my dad's company, Big Valley Towing, to pay a bill of $2,500 for picking up his trucks and taking them to their storage yard. Like the wound wasn't raw enough, now some prick has to go pour salt into it? Any other company that would be in this company's shoes would have said "I'm sorry for your loss, just come get your equipment, no charge." But no, this guy is so set on lining his pocket book that he can't even understand that my father, the OWNER of Big Valley Towing, was killed on the job. There's rumors of the Towing companies in Las Vegas lining up to donate money to pay for this, as everyone in the industry in Vegas loved my dad and considered him a friend. I've already been hinted at thousands of people wanting to attend his service, and even a tow truck procession through Vegas to the location of his service.
I'm not sure how I managed to write all of this so soon after finding out. Maybe it's the shock. Maybe its that I'm desperate to start the healing process. Whatever it is, it's not going to bring my daddy back. I never even got to say goodbye. He and I had a very rocky relationship, but just as things were starting to look up with us....just as we were starting to reconnect.....he's taken away from me. I know God has a plan for him. A plan that I will probably never understand until I'm there in heaven with my dad, but I'm just glad that his death was instant, and that he didnt even know it was coming. He was in a lot of physical pain due to nerve problems, back problems, and obesity problems.....so I'm glad he's not suffering anymore, even though I'm devastated that he's gone.
Anyway.....Until Next time..
-Janelle
Nothing can ever prepare a person to lose a parent so suddenly. I'm only 20. My dad was supposed to be there when I turned 21, when I graduated college, when he gives me away at my wedding.....but now, thanks to someone who simply wasnt careful enough, I won't have my dad at any important landmark in my life now. I'm not going to be vengeful and say the driver needs the death penalty, but I do want an apology, and for him to admit that what he did was wrong. People are telling me that my step-mother and I should be suing either him or the company, but I don't think I can handle it right now.
My dad was loved by many. He had so many friends that it took us nearly 3 hours to contact everyone, and even then the news of his untimely death spread like wildfire. The company that towed his truck and the truck he was picking up is now asking my step-mother and my dad's company, Big Valley Towing, to pay a bill of $2,500 for picking up his trucks and taking them to their storage yard. Like the wound wasn't raw enough, now some prick has to go pour salt into it? Any other company that would be in this company's shoes would have said "I'm sorry for your loss, just come get your equipment, no charge." But no, this guy is so set on lining his pocket book that he can't even understand that my father, the OWNER of Big Valley Towing, was killed on the job. There's rumors of the Towing companies in Las Vegas lining up to donate money to pay for this, as everyone in the industry in Vegas loved my dad and considered him a friend. I've already been hinted at thousands of people wanting to attend his service, and even a tow truck procession through Vegas to the location of his service.
I'm not sure how I managed to write all of this so soon after finding out. Maybe it's the shock. Maybe its that I'm desperate to start the healing process. Whatever it is, it's not going to bring my daddy back. I never even got to say goodbye. He and I had a very rocky relationship, but just as things were starting to look up with us....just as we were starting to reconnect.....he's taken away from me. I know God has a plan for him. A plan that I will probably never understand until I'm there in heaven with my dad, but I'm just glad that his death was instant, and that he didnt even know it was coming. He was in a lot of physical pain due to nerve problems, back problems, and obesity problems.....so I'm glad he's not suffering anymore, even though I'm devastated that he's gone.
Anyway.....Until Next time..
-Janelle
But...
Who's the towing company that towed your dad's truck? Just gimme a name :) respect for the well-liked deceased is a must but so many people are looking to make simple quick bucks while pissing on everybody else... Where did this country go wrong as to lose it's ability for compassion?