Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Keep them coming!!!
Just want to tell all of you THANK YOU!! All of these stories give us great strength, and a good laugh which is just what is needed!! Please keep them coming!!! Including you.....yeah you, the one who thinks we have enough and your story isn't worth mentioning.....it is and WE WANT IT!!! ;)
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My heart is heavy to hear about Doogie! It has been many years since I saw him, but I will always remember that great smile and positive attitude. My love and thoughts to all of you.
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Holly I wish I had stories, I never met Doogie, but he seems like a great guy!!! I love the stories too!
ReplyDeleteVALERIE, BEING LYNN'S CALIF. BROTHER, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT LIKE DOOG'S UNCLE. I HAVE SEEN HIM GROW UP FROM A SMALL CHILD TO AN OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN. DOOG WASN'T JUST A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF SOCIETY BUT WAS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, MORE INTERESTING, MORE AMUSING, AND DOWNRIGHT LAUGHABLE. HIS SENCE OF HUMOR WAS SECOND TO NONE AND HE COULD FIND HUMOR IN ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. MY BROTHER AND I WOULD TEASE HIM AND DOOG COULD BANTER WITH THE BEST. WE USED TO ASK HIM HOW HE SCORED SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND HE WOULD MERELY TELL US HOW PRETTY HE WAS.
ReplyDeleteI HAVE NEVER SEEN A PROUDER FATHER. HE WAS ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE AROUND A CAMPFIRE TO BRING OUT PICTURES OF HIS KIDS AND
"CUTE" WIFE. LYNN WOULD ALWAYS BRING DOOG ON OUR HUNTING TRIPS TO UTAH AND NEVADA AND HE WAS ALWAYS THE EYES AND EARS TO US OLD FARTS. LAST YEAR WHEN HE BROUGHT HIS BOYS ON THEIR FIRST DEER HUNTING CAMPING TRIP, IT WAS SO CONSPICUOUS OF HOW PROUD HE WAS OF HIS BOYS AND HOW ATTENTIVE HE WAS TO THEIR NEEDS. HUNTING WITH DOOG WAS ALWAYS A LAUGH. I'LL NEVER FORGET ONCE WHEN LYNN, DOOG, MY BROTHER AND I SPOTTED THREE THROPHY BUCKS IN A "QUESTIONABLE FIELD". LYNN DECIDED HE WOULD COUNT 1,2 AND DOOG AND I WOULD FIRE ON THREE. WELL, GUESS WHO FORGOT TO TURN HIS SAFETY OFF?? I'LL NEVER FORGET THOSE COLORFUL WORDS FROM DOOG AS MY BUCK DROPPED ON THE COUNT OF THREE AND THE OTHER TWO TOOK OFF ON A FULL RUN. DOOG BEING THE SHOT THAT HE WAS THOUGH DROPPED THE OTHER TWO
WHEN HE EVENTUALLY GOT HIS SAFETY OFF. IT WAS A GREAT HIT AND RUN AND ONE OF THOSE LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT ONE WILL NEVER FORGET. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER SHOT WITH A RIFLE OR PISTOL, BUT THEN LOOK AT HIS DAD AND ONE CAN READILY SEE WHERE HE GOT HIS TALENT. THIS RELATIONSHIP WAS MUCH MORE THAT A FATHER AND SON, IT WAS TRUELY BEST FRIENDS. I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE KNOW DOOG. THE HYDE FAMILY CAN BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THIS EXEMPLARY MAN. THE WORLD HAS LOST SOME SPARKLE. I DO KNOW HOWEVER, THAT "THE DOOG" IS UP THERE NOW, RECONNING THE BEST FIELDS AND STREAMS AND THAT WE WILL MEET AGAIN.
JEFF BURDEN
Hi Holly,
ReplyDeleteWhen i got the email from my Dad the other day, my heart sunk and the tears started to fall almost immediately. It makes me wish I had a chance to get to know Doogie. My Dad always speaks so highly of him and all of you guys. I think the hardest thing to picture is your Mom. She, and all of you are a constant on my mind and in my prayers. It's so hard to understand something like this and it just doesn't seem fair. My love and hugs to all of you.
I didn't know Gordon well, I'd say we were good acquaintances. Gordon somehow knew me first, When I started working for SkyWest not quite 3 years ago, I remember he would always say hi to me in passing, and he always knew my name. I always felt bad because I couldn't figure out how he knew me or how he knew my name. Finally one day someone told me he worked at Scenic, before SkyWest. This helped a bit, because I too worked at Scenic, but I still could remember Gordon. Regardless, Gordon became a familiar face at work. When I transfered to Chicago this past January, I ran into Gordon more often, than when I was based in Salt Lake City. Every time I walked into the crewroom, if Gordon was in there, I always got a "Hey Patric" from him. We would always shoot the breeze for a few minutes, ask each other if we were starting or finishing a trip, say something to the effect of "when Mesa was gonna go belly up" and then go about our day. About a week before the accident, I was sitting in the Chicago crewroom, Gordon pulled up a chair next to me, sat down and said "So what are we gonna do about Mesa, Patric?" I laughed, because we had, had this talk before. Like usual, we shot the breeze for a few minutes, then Gordon said he thought we were flying together later in the month, I said, if we were, I was looking forward to it. He told me he'd see me then, that was the last time I saw or talked to him. I will miss seeing him around. He was a good man, and although I never got the chance to fly with him, I am sure he was a good Captain to be sitting next to in the flightdeck. My thoughts go with your family during this tragic time. I wish I had the opportunity to have know Gordon better, I do know, that I will never forget him...
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