73 Reply by BluesMan (edited by BluesMan 2012-03-08 09:25:12)

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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

Shredit wrote:

This will be one very tough day......his mom, dad, sister, fantastic people!.....I'll be there for a shoulder to lean on....I believe Dereks mother reserved a restaurant afterwards as there will be quite a few folks attending....I pulled up a picture from the florist website, it had the spray of flowers the forum is sending, Rocket was touched.....

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You've done well for our Brother, I'm so glad that you're part of our Extended Family. Everyone that I know of, needs that shoulder to lean on when the chips are down and I know Dave, you've got a pair of big shoulders for Rocket. Rock On & Keep The Faith my Brother!

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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

Divided even unto death, this will be a rest stop for some of his baggage he left behind on his Journey (that is the name of the urn)

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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

That is superb. No more really to be said. My heart goes out to you all......

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That is superb. No more really to be said. My heart goes out to you all......

Me too.

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PSmith1946 wrote:

That is superb. No more really to be said. My heart goes out to you all......

Me too.

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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

Thanks for the update, Jane ... that's what I've been waiting for.

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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

Thank you, Jane, for getting this together! wink

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Yes, thank you Jane, and especially all you wonderful friends who donated.  big_smile


Other charities our family made contributions for included the homeless and veteran's.  My sisters made a contribution to a Sacramento California homeless aid organization called  Loves & Fishes (www.sacloaves.org).  Care and concern for helping the homeless came from me telling Derek about the plight many face.  (no rants about mental illness or substance abuse please!).  He had a tremendous sense of compassion that not just was, but still IS inspirational.  At his service,  it was noted that many a night after work at the Air Force base, Derek would drive thru a McDonald's and get some food for people on the streets hungry.  I handled a contribution to a verteran's organanization in his honor.

Again, thanks everyone for your generous outpourings!

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

Well done Jane. Thank you!!

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Jane H. wrote:

OK I had a bit of delay of getting it all done but i finally have distributed the last of the donations.

If you didn't get a reply to any email sending me your address or saying you didn't need a receipt, it means I did not recieve it. One of you I have attempted to contact all sorts of ways without any reply so I dunno but hopefully everyone knows their donation was greatly appreciated and acknowledged.

So what I did was directly donated to one of the four orgs in the name of those who gave me an address for reciept. The remainder was divided up between paying for the flowers and donation to the orgs. If there are any questions please let me know.

it was my pleasure to assist in this and sorry it took longer than I planned to complete.

As a group we sent a lovely flower arrangement and also donated in Derek's name

$135 to Bring Change 2 Mind
$175 to Brain Injury Association of America
$175 to Stop Hunger Now
and $200 to the St. Jude's Children Research hospital
as mentioned previously there were also donations from family etc. to other orgs Derek felt important so while he is no longer on this Earth, his memory is creating much good for many, including my spirit.

Thanks everyone and keep the Faith!

Thanks with hugs and kisses, Jane! Muh!

I personally donated to the San Diego Children's Hospital and the San Diego Ronald McDonald House.  Derek Duane Revette was born in the Sharp Hospital "in the neighborhood" (these facilities are all in the same area of San Diego, basically you can draw a triangle between them that has no side longer than a few hundred feet between each other) Christmas Day, 1979.  back "in the day", you did not get dropped cell phone calls.  You got tangled and jammed phone lines such that I could not even get the word of his birth out to family despite trying a thousand times, until later on.   Got to the wife's family, sandman tossing chunks at me, and she had beat me to it from a hospital bed!!!  C'est la vie!!!  I used to drive taxicab in this chitty-chitty bang-bang town, and had much public interfacing with the people and children from these places.  I could not help but be greatly moved to empathize with all people's plights, futures, and struggles.

Again, loving thanks and gratitude to have known and to know love lives in spirit forever.  You are all some fine, fine, fine family friends!

Rock ON & Keep that Non-impervious Faith,
Rocket

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Re: Dedicated to the memory of Derek Duane Revette, Rocket's son..

Bless you Rocket.

And Jane, very nicely done.

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