I'm stunned, Tom. I just don't know what to say beyond wishing you and
your girls all the best in the future. And I don't think any apologies
are required for posting a personal note on this list of friends. Lord
knows I did plenty of it myself.
God speed and come back and visit some more when it feels right.
Chuck Norcutt
Tom Scales wrote:
> To those of you fairly new on the list, this email will likely not make much
> sense. To those that have been here forever, you will know of my journey
> with my wife Debbie and I thought you would like to know the latest news.
>
> Debbie's health has been up and down in the last few years but she continued
> to improve. She was on dialysis, but that was going well. We had taken up
> riding a tandem (2 seat) bicycle as her eyesight was too bad to ride her
> bike. In the last year we rode over 9,000 miles and had great fun doing it.
>
> Last Thursday we were involved in a very minor accident while riding the
> tandem. A truck turned right on red without looking and hit us, knocking us
> down. It was not a bad accident and we rode on and finished the day with
> almost 40 miles.
>
> What we didn't know is that the accident had broken a small blood vessel
> deep in her brain. Even if we had known, there was nothing that could have
> been done, so I will treasure that days ride. She slipped into a coma on
> Friday and passed away peacefully at home early Monday morning in my arms.
>
> After all she has been through over the last 20 years, it is so sad that
> such a simple accident is what took her life. As most of you know, we have
> two teenage daughters who are, of course, stunned, but will learn to go on,
> as will I.
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