*The Last Days of Matthew Shepard October 12th*
*My late friend Thomas Allen Heald sadly passed away last May. He was a humorist, editor and writer, and I want to carry on his tradition of sending out one of his works, "The Last Days of Matthew Shepard." I do this to honor both Matthew Shepard and my friend Tom Heald. May they both rest in peace and may we all learn a lasting lesson from the senseless homophobic murder of Matthew Shepard. -Tommy News I invite you to join our Matthew Shepard Pride and Tolerance Group here: *http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MatthewShepardPrideandTolerance/ *The Last Days Of Matthew Shepard : October 12* ** On this morning in 1998: Matthew Shepard's blood pressure begins to drop around the stroke of midnight. His family is notified immediately and they are at his bedside when he passes away at 12:53 AM. Last rites are delivered by a local Episcopal priest. The news reaches the press at 4:30 AM, and hospital president Rulon Stacey reads a prepared statement from the family. Judy Shepard suggests that everyone "Go home, give your kids a hug and don't let a day go by without telling them you love them... Matthew's last words to us (before we left for Saudi Arabia) were, 'I love you.'" === "The Last Days of Matthew Shepard October 1998" © 2008 Thomas Allen Heald. Sources: DataLounge, The Washington Post, the Poudre Valley Hospital, and the Laramie Lariat. -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
