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I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
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02/12/08 11:17 PM
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Don Cardi
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I just learned, through a phone call from a former co-worker and friend, that a long time business associate of mine, who worked side by side with me for many years, lost his 18 year old son in a car crash. About 3 years ago he decided to leave our business and move down to Ocala Florida to pursuit his dream of having a horse ranch. I remember when his boy was born and the many times through the years that he brought him to work. I basically saw that boy grow up. In fact, this former business associate's older son worked for me for about 2 years before following his family down to Ocala. I am so devastated by this news and can't even begin to imagine what my former business associate is going through. I just did a search on the internet and found the story: -------------------------------------------------- Driver In Deadly Ocala Crash Was Going 120 mph The Florida Highway Patrol released their report Monday in their ongoing investigation into a fatal crash in Ocala two weeks ago that killed five young men. FHP said authorities continued to interview dozens of people about the crash, but said what they did know was that the five men were inside a BMW M5 as it was going at speeds up to 120 mph down a runway at Jumbolair Aviation Estates. The report said the driver, Josh Ammirato, 18, was driving the car when it left the end of the runway and flew 200 feet through the air. Authorities said Ammirato hit the brakes for two to three seconds, the car veered sideways, overturned and became airborne. According to the report, the car then struck a fence and three trees. Ammirato and all four passengers were ejected from the vehicle. Ammirato and the front passenger were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash; the other three passengers were not. The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco have also joined the investigation, and were conducting a toxicology report to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash. Along with Ammirato, the four other young men involved in this fatal crash were Jacob James Casey, 19; James Devon Hime, 19; Dustin J. Dawe, 19; and Issac Rubin, 20. --------------------------------------------------------- 5 young lives gone. Wasted away, and for what? To see how fast they could go?  I just cannot believe this! 
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
[Re: Don Cardi]
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02/12/08 11:38 PM
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That's horrible, DC -- I'm sorry to hear this! 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
[Re: Don Cardi]
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02/12/08 11:48 PM
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DC, That is horrible news. I am so sorry. I can relate to how shocked you are. A couple years ago, my cousin lost his 18 year old son in a car accident. No drugs/alcohol involved, but he was speeding and hit a tree and died instantly. His mother felt even worse because they had an argument before he left the house. Although it was one of those parent/teenager type argument, this is something that she'll think about forever.  Anyway my sympathies. I'll pray for his family. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
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02/13/08 08:56 AM
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That is so horrible.  Your friend is going through a tremendous loss, and words seem very small at this moment. Be the great friend to him as we know you will be and help him through. His family has my thoughts and prayers.
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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02/13/08 10:58 AM
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Eh, that's pretty nasty. I approach the car with a completely different perspective since having been in an accident myself. I've had a few friends to have pretty serious accidents (one of which flipped the car and landed in a pond, before swimming out unharmed), but luckily, none have been fatal.
It's sad to say, but a car accident is something a lot of driver's just need to experience so they can get it. It's just a shame that people have to lose their lives in the whole mess.
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
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02/13/08 04:51 PM
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I've had a few friends to have pretty serious accidents (one of which flipped the car and landed in a pond, before swimming out unharmed), but luckily, none have been fatal. The same thing happened to my older son when we lived in WV. He was taking his girlfriend home hit some black ice the car spun around flipped over hit a tree and landed in the creek. The both of them came out with just a scratch thank God.
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
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I've had a few friends to have pretty serious accidents (one of which flipped the car and landed in a pond, before swimming out unharmed), but luckily, none have been fatal. The same thing happened to my older son when we lived in WV. He was taking his girlfriend home hit some black ice the car spun around flipped over hit a tree and landed in the creek. The both of them came out with just a scratch thank God. That's crazy. Luckily, in my friends case, no one had been riding with him, because if anyone had been in the passenger side, they would have been dead. The entire passenger side was smashed in and destroyed.
"Somebody told me when the bomb hits, everybody in a two mile radius will be instantly sublimated, but if you lay face down on the ground for some time, avoiding the residual ripples of heat, you might survive, permanently fucked up and twisted like you're always underwater refracted. But if you do go gas, there's nothing you can do if the air that was once you is mingled and mashed with the kicked up molecules of the enemy's former body. Big-kid-tested, motherf--ker approved."
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Re: I Just Recieved Some Devastating News!
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02/13/08 10:57 PM
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Not to get off topic, but welcome Frank Sinatra!!  It's always nice to see new peopole come on board. TIS
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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