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Been watching the news reports of the huge land slide in Oso, 55 mi. northeast of Seattle. Happened just as I was leaving town to go to work.
A buddy of mine just called, told me that Ron deQ. hasn't been found yet. Didn't have a clue what he was talking about. Turns out Ron is one of the "still missing". He had texted his wife that morning, telling her he was arriving at the job site, and that he'd text her later. He was doing some wiring at a house that was one of them taken out in the slide. My buddy and I grew up with Ron. He's of Indonesian/Dutch descent. His family worked the mission field in Indonesia, his folks now work the area of the Cambodia/Thailand border. They've come home to be with family as they await news.
Haven't seen Ron in decades, but one never expects to learn that a name they know is among the missing in a disaster.
My buddy's daughter is a hair stylist, and had an appt. that was a no-show. She called and left her a message "sorry I missed you, please feel free to reschedule at your convenience..." at her home. Gets a call back from the gal. She was the young mother who was rescued with her 4mos. old baby, right after the slide. She's in the hospital with both legs broken.
A buddy of mine just called, told me that Ron deQ. hasn't been found yet. Didn't have a clue what he was talking about. Turns out Ron is one of the "still missing". He had texted his wife that morning, telling her he was arriving at the job site, and that he'd text her later. He was doing some wiring at a house that was one of them taken out in the slide. My buddy and I grew up with Ron. He's of Indonesian/Dutch descent. His family worked the mission field in Indonesia, his folks now work the area of the Cambodia/Thailand border. They've come home to be with family as they await news.
Haven't seen Ron in decades, but one never expects to learn that a name they know is among the missing in a disaster.
My buddy's daughter is a hair stylist, and had an appt. that was a no-show. She called and left her a message "sorry I missed you, please feel free to reschedule at your convenience..." at her home. Gets a call back from the gal. She was the young mother who was rescued with her 4mos. old baby, right after the slide. She's in the hospital with both legs broken.