Our deepest sympathies go out to Ron and his wife. 

- Lutz
  Markus
  Angelika
- Lutz
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When you get older chances are that you have experienced tragedies like
Ron's.
All I know is that the world litterally seems changed completely then, and
only very gradually it returns to what it looked like before. I feel deeply
moved by this terrible accident and I hope that in time the world will
change back for Ron and his wife.
I can't think of what to say to Ron personally as a consolation.
--
Regards,
Sander


Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> schreef in berichtnieuws
385### [at] pacbellnet...
>
>
> 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.

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One of my sisters past away a little over a year ago now and there's that
feeling of loss always, and yet the sense of being really lost myself was
only for the duration of the event.
It would be more terrible to not come back from it ones own self I believe
judging by that alone.
Which is the reason why I think Ron might not be undazed enough for a
considerable time.  Just doesn't seem right to talk about it until it can be
talked about or set aside by him.
Of course we don't want to let he and his wife get the impression they don't
matter either.  Think everyone understands that so whatever messages he does
get will hopefully be of help and not a nuisance.  I'm just no good with
such things I've always found (or thought so).

Bob

"Sander" <san### [at] stolscom> wrote in message
news:3860b423@news.povray.org...
> When you get older chances are that you have experienced tragedies like
> Ron's.
> All I know is that the world litterally seems changed completely then, and
> only very gradually it returns to what it looked like before. I feel
deeply
> moved by this terrible accident and I hope that in time the world will
> change back for Ron and his wife.
> I can't think of what to say to Ron personally as a consolation.
> --
> Regards,
> Sander
>
>
> Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> schreef in berichtnieuws
> 385### [at] pacbellnet...
> >
> >
> > 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.
>
>
>

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Remco de Korte wrote:

> I was just thinking that Ron might not read these messages when only
> posted here. At least that's what I thought Ken said.

 Ron himself said that some people would obviously feel more comfortable
about offering their support privately through email rather than in a
public forum like this. Having anticipated this he provided a contact
email address for this reason. I do not know if he will ever read this
thread but if he does I hope he finds the support he is receiving here
as surprising as I have. You people are some of the nicest, most polite,
and friendly bunch of people I have ever had the privilege of associating
with, and I want you all to know how much I appreciate this.

-- 
Ken Tyler

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The more I waded through these posts, the more choked up I got.

My wife is expecting our first, and I imagine that our son will be a very
rambunxious, adventuresome boy, sort of like an Amerasian  "Calvin".  I cannot help
but imagine with dread all the places in my town which might pose dangers to my
little boy. It makes you realize how fragile and precious life is.

Ron, you have our deepest sympathies.
greg & judy johnson.

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.

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This may be a very unpersonal media ( as no one really each other in this NG), but
I can help but feel grieved for Ron and his wife.

Fabien



> 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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My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family Ron

Alf

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As a regular reader of this group and as someone
who has looked up to Ron as a mentor, I am deeply
saddened by this news.

Thinking of the whimsy and playfulness of Ron's
"Here we go a-borrowing" image I can only imagine that
Ron was a excellent father and Phillip a wonderful child.

I also know that both his parents were blessed by his life,
tragically short as it was.

I am sorry if this is too personal as I have never even
posted before but, to be honest I was shocked how greatly
this news affected me.
I would also like to thank everyone here for their kind words.


My most heartfelt thoughts go out to Ron and Julie.

Peter Warren

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My condolences to Ron and family

Gail

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I do not know what to say. 
My deepest sympathies go out to Ron and his wife.
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