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By: Let’s Have Fun Again In 2010 » Lopaka Lounge

Let’s Have Fun Again In 2010 » Lopaka Lounge — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:01:45 +0000

[...] A friend of ours was killed in a terrible car accident. [...]

By: Dyl

Dyl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:57:00 +0000

That was a lovely remembrance.
Hugs. x

By: Shawnee

Shawnee — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:32:22 +0000

Cobban,

OMG… I can’t believe the news. Will you please e-mail me with Carrie’s information. I don’t have her address or phone number and I would really like to send her something.

I am so very sorry for her loss. Some may not know but Kevin and Carrie were my landlords when I lived in the Skyhouse. They helped me through a terrible time and celebrated with me when I met the love of my life- Bear. They were always there for me.

When I blew a tire at 0500 going towards Phoenix, after Mule Pass Tunnel, it was only Kevin that I could reach and he came out there to change my tire and get me back home (Bear was in Germany).

They have meant so much in my life and in our lives. I am so sorry for the loss.

Cobban.. your blog was beautiful..

Please give Carrie a hug for me.. We will be out there in March (orders came down earlier this week).

Again.. I am sorry…

Shawnee

By: Lisa Mitten-Aloyse

Lisa Mitten-Aloyse — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:59:10 +0000

Hi Cobban,
I just got done reading this aloud to my 8 year-old daughter, Courtney. She loved hearing the story again of “Cousin Kevin”. It made such an impression on all of us when we heard it Saturday. Thank you for the laughs . . .

You truly captured the essence of Kevin & Carrie (notice the ampersand), and I want to thank you for this tribute to Kevin. He was one of a kind . . . he will be missed by so many.
–Lisa, Courtney, and Krista (with a K)

By: Jill Beaumont (Mike Jr's ex-wife)

Jill Beaumont (Mike Jr's ex-wife) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:18:54 +0000

Cobban I thought your words where very meaningful and thoughtful! Kevin would have been touched by everyones thoughts, prayers and comments. But ya I know theres a but, Kevin would have said “Quit yur cryin and suck it up twinkie”. I was in ah at all the very loving and caring friends both Kevin and Carrie have made in Bisbee. They are truely blessed. Keep Kevin in your hearts and he will live forever! Thank You again so much we all needed a laugh of two, that’s the way Kevin would have wanted it. Thank You again
Sincerely Yours,
Jill Beaumont
(Mike Jr’s ex-wife)

By: Christina Darling

Christina Darling — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:36:27 +0000

Hi Cobitha,

I just re-read your tribute and began crying again. It is strange – as with you, Kevin and I were not close friends. Yet there was something enduring there. I never imagined I’d be friends with such a gearhead! I think what I admired most was his straight-up I don’t give a shit attitude in regard to so many things. It was not borne of cynicism, but rather of an independent spirit – and that is something I am always attracted to. I think underneath Kevin did give a shit, at least a little bit.

Your words at the memorial set just the right tone, and I think you were speaking for a lot of folks. Thanks for generously sharing your articulate-ness! I think it also helped some of us (or at least me) to do some reflective processing and to move toward coming to terms with his death.

At the wake afterwards I heard a lot of folks talking about the impact your words had on them. Yay Cobban, yay for your spirit, and thanks for touching so many of us!

-Jeff

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:50:17 +0000

Yes, a loss such as this surely does remind us to keep our hearts and our senses alive and open to each and every day. Thank you, Cobban, for putting it so eloquently.

By: Will

Will — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:59:13 +0000

You tell your stories very well–by the time this one ended, I knew that you just why you were so affected by Kevin’s death.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:55:01 +0000

Cobban, you are a very caring and compassionate human being. The world needs more people like you.

What a lovely tribute indeed. What are the right words to say in a moment like this? You and Kevin may not have been close friends. But he obviously left one big impression on you. I’m sorry for your loss but I’m happy that you’ve known another wonderful person. As corny as it may sound but their contributions always live on in all of us.

So keep on running, keep on feeling, keep on breathing. Because a human life is worth more than everything else!

Big hugs

By: Leanne

Leanne — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:07:17 +0000

Dearest Cobban,
What a wonderful, well-written tribute. I appreciate your willingness to share.

I love your heart and I look forward to embracing life in Bisbee as your friend. We are lucky to live in a community where friendship means a bond that is important.

My heart just broke at the beautifully expressed imagery of Carrie alone in the playground clinging to her ampersand. That is a literary image that will stick with me.

A big hug and kiss for both you and Ray. I am here for you and I care about you. I am happy that you are in my life. I want to practice saying this to people. It needs to be said a LOT more often.

Leanne