Oh, f***! I'll write Ron an e-mail immediately. Poor guy. Thanks for posting
the news, Ken.

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BTW, I have a small suggestion. How about if nobody uses smileys for a week?
This would be a way of showing our grief, since we can't very well wear
black here.

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Being a father of three I am deeply saddened by the news.  My prayers are with the
family during this time.

Thanks Ken for including us.

Rik Kline

Ken wrote:

> To: The POV-Ray Community,
>
>   It is my very sad duty to share with you a tragedy that has happened
> to someone in our community and a member of the POV-Team.
>
>   Ron Parker's 9 year old son Phillip was walking across an ice covered
> pond near his home Saturday afternoon which subsequently broke under his
> weight. It was 45 min. before divers were able to reach him and he died
> early Sunday morning as a result of this accident. I have attached an
> article from a local news paper that describes the event and the extent
> of how this tragedy is affecting Ron and his family.
>
>   Because of this accident Ron will most likely be absent from the news
> groups for the next week or two. If you would like to discuss this here
> you are welcome to though Ron mentioned that he will likely not be reading
> the groups for a while. If you would prefer to extend your sympathies to
> Ron and his wife Julie personaly, through e-mail, he has informed me that
> it would be ok to do so.
>
>   If you do send Ron an e-mail please use this e-mail address -
> ron### [at] povrayorg
>
>  I wish I could say more, or somehow lessen the grief for Ron and his
> family, but for once I find myself speechless and would like Ron to
> know that our thoughts and our sympathies are with him.
>
> -- Ken Tyler
>
> Local News Article:
>
>   Boy dies after falling through ice
>
>  Grieving mother remembers happier times as she copes with the loss of her
> only child.
>
> By Darnell J. Compton of The News@Sentinel
>
>   Just last week, Julie Parker took her 9-year-old son, Phillip Parker,
> to Wendy's for a kid's meal and a toy "time capsule." Inside was a paper
> asking, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
>
>   That was when Julie Parker learned her son wanted to be an astronaut.
>
>   Today, her only child is gone.
>
>   Phillip Parker died Sunday, a day after he fell through the ice of a pond
> in a subdivision in northern Allen County. The boy was flown to Parkview
> Hospital by Samaritan Helicopter in critical condition -- he had been
> underwater at least 45 minutes before he was pulled from the water's bottom,
> said conservation officer Steve Gerber.
>
>   A witness saw the boy fall through the ice about 3:20 p.m. and called 911
> from Lima Road, near Cook Road. The boy's head and an arm rose above the water,
> then he disappeared.
>
>   Divers found the boy, and looked for others, but found no one, Gerber said,
> noting a group of children was playing on the pond earlier in the afternoon.
>
>   The ice on the pond was about an inch thick, Gerber said.
>
>   Phillip's mother wasn't certain it was her son until she was at Parkview
> Hospital and they showed her his clothes.
>
>  "I knew exactly what he was wearing that day," she said.
>
>   The boy was taken to intensive care before surgery, where his mother saw
> him lying there, unconscious. "I told him we loved him, and we were there
> for him."
>
>   She still expects her son to return home, and knows it will be difficult
> to adjust to his absence.
>
>   "This sort of thing happens to other people's kids," she said. "It's kind
> of quiet around here.
>
>   Her son was quick-witted, funny and talkative. If he wasn't out in-line
> skating, or with other kids in their Mill Stone subdivision, he was playing
> checkers or was at a computer, playing "SimPark," or "Age of Empire,"
> challenging simulation games.
>
>   The third-grader from Washington Elementary School was the class clown,
> she said.
>
>   "He had a real witty sense of humor," she said.
>
>   She laughs as she remembers him playing with his Legos. His last creation
> was a two-tailed elephant robot.
>
>   "He had a vivid imagination," she said. "There's not a corner of this house
> that doesn't have a piece of him in it. Clothes, toys ... everything reminds
> me of him.
>
>   "I feel like I am kind of still waiting for him to run around to the front
> door. I know that he won't."

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This message hurts me. I'm a father of two. 

Praying that you, Ron and your wife, will find the vitality to accept
the unacceptable. It's terrible. Deeply sorry but with you if it's OK
for you.

David


> 
> To: The POV-Ray Community,
> 
>   It is my very sad duty to share with you a tragedy that has happened
> to someone in our community and a member of the POV-Team.
> 
>   Ron Parker's 9 year old son Phillip was walking across an ice covered
> pond near his home Saturday afternoon which subsequently broke under his
> weight. It was 45 min. before divers were able to reach him and he died
> early Sunday morning as a result of this accident. I have attached an
> article from a local news paper that describes the event and the extent
> of how this tragedy is affecting Ron and his family.


-- 
David Etter Perere

Please remove ".bof" to answer

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I can't imagine what to say via email.  I thought to let time takes it's
course with their immediate family would be best.  Almost didn't post any
message to this thread.

Bob

"Remco de Korte" <rem### [at] xs4allnl> wrote in message
news:385F61AD.80F55BC7@xs4all.nl...
>
> A side-note: Ken posted an e-mail adress to send condolances to. I hope
> everyone sent their messages not only to this newsgroup.
>
> Remco

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omniVERSE wrote:
> 
> I can't imagine what to say via email.  I thought to let time takes
> it's
> course with their immediate family would be best.  Almost didn't post
> any
> message to this thread.
> 
> Bob
> 

I was just thinking that Ron might not read these messages when only
posted here. At least that's what I thought Ken said.
It doesn't change the feelings of course. It's good to see this thread
grow, it seems to give of a lot of warmth in a way.

Remco

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As a father of two, you and Julie have my deepest sympathies. May you find
strength, solace, and warmth in each other.



Krystian

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Ron and Julie, please take care and know that you're in 
        our thoughts.

        Nigel Stewart & Fiona Smith

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Like many others here, I am at a loss for words.

Mike

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Like most people here, I am at a loss of words.  Such a thing is so far beyond
anything in my experience that I can't even imagine what it must be like.  I
almost feel guilty going on with my life because I know that such a quick healing
is impossible for you.  Still, I wish to express my deepest sympathies for you and
your wife for what you must be going through, and for Phillip, who never saw what
he could become.  If there was anything I could do to help, I would do it without
hesitation, but I don't believe that in a situation like this there is much that
anyone can do.

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