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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Chairboy on December 28, 2004, 02:34:21 PM
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Hi guys,
My step brother hasn't called anyone since the tsunami, and he was in one of the areas hit. If anyone has any ideas or if there are any lists anyone knows about where people who can't reach a phone are checking in, please let me know. His name is Luke Scully, US Citizen.
I've been looking for resources online, but I'm running into a brick wall. There's just not a lot of info out there yet.
Regards,
Chairboy
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Chair....
My prayers are with you. My wife and I spent lots of time in Thailand (we were stationed in Okinawa and flew there regularly).
Did you try checking the US Embassy in Bangkok?
Mike
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To reach Thailand, call their emergency hotline at +66 2643 5262 and 2643 5000
The State Department has set up a hotline phone number for information on Americans missing in the region: (888) 407-4747.
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Chairboy my prayers and best wishes are with yuo and your family.
God Speed for a safe return.
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The U.S. State Department set up a toll-free number for relatives to call about American citizens in the affected area: 888-407-4747.
Edit, WMLute beat me to it.
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Chairboy,
Let me know if you need some help....I am contacting my buddies in Okinawa and have a friend that works for an agency in Thailand.
Ill let you know if I have a good contact email and number for you.
It might take a bit but Ill do my best. In the meantime let me know what your Step Brother's name is and where he was at and Ill start from there.
Regards,
Mike
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Originally posted by guttboy
In the meantime let me know what your Step Brother's name is and where he was at and Ill start from there.
he posted it already:
Originally posted by Chairboy
His name is Luke Scully, US Citizen.
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Ok Re Read the post got his name....where was he last at when you lost contact with him...I have an email into the Joint Mil Asst Group there.
Regards
Cant guarantee anything but will do my best!
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JB73....you beat me to it...thanks.....have an email out just need to know the general area....aka toejamet, Utaphao, etc...then I can try to get ahold of the gents there.
Regards
mike
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Hi guys,
Thanks for the help! I've checked the US embassy in thailand, they didn't have any lists there. I've been checking various lists offered through http://www.mfa.go.th/tsunami/index_en.php
Thanks for the state department #, I just called them. They didn't have him on a list, but they said they'll call me as soon as he shows up in their system. According to the woman I spoke with, the US is evacuating US citizens from toejamet to Bangkok, and there's very little communication in the area so far. She also said that there were currently only 4 US fatalities documented, so I've got my fingers crossed.
I just found out that he was in Phangna, staying at the Khoalak Orchid, so I'm going to try pursuing that route next.
Best regards,
Chairboy
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Chairboy. I hope everything works out for you and your brother-in-law.
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Hi guys,
My step brother hasn't called anyone since the tsunami, and he was in one of the areas hit. If anyone has any ideas or if there are any lists anyone knows about where people who can't reach a phone are checking in, please let me know. His name is Luke Scully, US Citizen.
I've been looking for resources online, but I'm running into a brick wall. There's just not a lot of info out there yet.
Regards,
Chairboy
There is a link on the BBC website to allow people to get in touch,
he may not read it but other xpats might and would know him - you can post pics etc....I hope you hear from him soon.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4130565.stm
you can also post on the Lonely Planet website at the Thorn tree...
http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=68
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Many people in Finland have contacted their relatives by SMS. Calls are not going through to cell phones.
I really hope it works out and your bro is safe.
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My thoughts are with you. Hopefully he just can't get to a working phone.
Charon
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Several hundred finns are till missing. here we have one boy..
http://paavokadonnut.blogspot.com/ (http://paavokadonnut.blogspot.com/)
Some links you can try to find people.
http://www.toejametitcity.com/
http://www.ceronsoftware.com/toejamet/listbystatus.php
http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=68
http://www.vachiratoejamet.go.th/26122547/listall.html
http://www.disaster.go.th/news01/12_47/dead_injure_28_12_47.xls
http://203.151.46.10/anda/krabi/rela/Question.ASP?ID=1725&CAT=etc
http://hospital.moph.go.th/phangnga/Download/Name.xls (http://hospital.moph.go.th/phangnga/Download/Name.xls)
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It's getting worse, we just saw news about Khoalak park (where he was) and it's bad. Something like 1000 bodies so far where he is.
Still no word.
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More than likely all the phones are out. If your brother knew how to swim, he had a better than average chance of surviving.
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Chairboy i wish your family and your brother in law all the best, but if he was at Khoalak he will have needed all the luck going.
Reports say it was the worst hit area of thailand.
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Yeah, I just heard a report from someone who was there in person who said that resort was hit really hard, few survivors.
Someone in my family found out that the hotel records have been wiped out, so we can't 100% confirm he was there. We're really hoping he left early and was elsewhere.
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Hope this turns out okay.:(
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From what I’ve heard, its utter chaos there. Communications are down. He may be so busy helping out however he can and hasn’t even had a chance to think about calling in.
My point is that even though 60K+ have died, the vast majority survived. So don’t worry yourself sick and hope for the best.
I hope all turns out well for him.
eskimo
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Fair enough, we really hope that's the case. One of my sisters is getting ready to fly out there to check the notebooks for photo identification of bodies. If anyone finds out that the photos will become available online, please let me know.
ben@vipmail.com
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Originally posted by mipoikel
Several hundred finns are till missing. here we have one boy..
http://paavokadonnut.blogspot.com/ (http://paavokadonnut.blogspot.com/)
Some links you can try to find people.
http://www.toejametitcity.com/
http://www.ceronsoftware.com/toejamet/listbystatus.php
http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=68
http://www.vachiratoejamet.go.th/26122547/listall.html
http://www.disaster.go.th/news01/12_47/dead_injure_28_12_47.xls
http://203.151.46.10/anda/krabi/rela/Question.ASP?ID=1725&CAT=etc
http://hospital.moph.go.th/phangnga/Download/Name.xls (http://hospital.moph.go.th/phangnga/Download/Name.xls)
That little boy looks like the one I saw in the newspaper about a 2 year old boy they found sitting in a street but his parents are missing. According to the newspaper (San Diego Union Tribune) the boy is fine with some minor cuts and scapes but the fate of his parents aren't known nor did they know his nationality.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Yeah, I just heard a report from someone who was there in person who said that resort was hit really hard, few survivors.
Someone in my family found out that the hotel records have been wiped out, so we can't 100% confirm he was there. We're really hoping he left early and was elsewhere.
I have several students that have families in the bullseys... down there, it's been impossible to get through.
Prayers and thoughts, chairboy....
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Hi guys,
My step brother hasn't called anyone since the tsunami, and he was in one of the areas hit. If anyone has any ideas or if there are any lists anyone knows about where people who can't reach a phone are checking in, please let me know. His name is Luke Scully, US Citizen.
I've been looking for resources online, but I'm running into a brick wall. There's just not a lot of info out there yet.
Regards,
Chairboy
My prayers are with you for you Chairboy..May GOD Bless you CHAIRBOY
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hope he shows up safe and sound.
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damn :(
hoping for a happy outcome for you chairboy.
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Good luck finding him, Chairboy ... I'm sure you will, but let us know what you find out. Damn.
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Good luck. Praying everything works out well.
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Chairboy, I praying for your brother. I'm so sorry that this stupid message is all I can offer you.......
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Hoping for ya, Chairboy.
Events like this remind us how small this world really is
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hope he's allright...
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Prayers are with you and your family.
This is a horrible lose of life for alot of people world wide.
I will pray for you tonight and hope for a good outcome.
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in my drunken depression i find myself checking email... only to see if there is news on your step-brother.
another prayer sent while going to bed.
best wishes sir, to you and your family. the best of thoughts, and best of hope to you all.
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crossing fingers.
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Chairboy I'm praying for your family.
-Gun
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prayin for the best Chairboy
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Chairboy - there is a clearinghouse for info set up here:
scroll down to "Missing persons bulletins launched on Gazette Online"
http://www.toejametgazette.com/news/
Also, whoever posted about the Finnish boy who was found, scroll down at the above link ... a Finnish boy resembling the photo you posted is shown reunited with his family.
Regards,
Gunthr
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Hi guys.
No real update, except that I missed a call from the State Department this morning. I ran to the answering machine to playback the message.... to find that they were asking ME if I had heard anything. :(
Regards,
Chairboy
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It's gonna work out ok man.
He'll call.
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So I mentioned one of my sisters is getting ready to head over, so we're getting a satellite phone rental. My family heard some sort of rumor about a possible Quarantine coming, but I can't imagine WHY since the health problems will be bacterial. Anyone have any idea why there would be a quarantine? Maybe my imagination just isn't strong enough, but I can't figure out any reason why.
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wee there is reports of measles and disentary already, who knows what evil parasites got stired up in the quagmire.
Ps. again my prayers are with you and your family
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Chairboy, My prayer will go for your family and hope the best.
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Praying for you Chairboy, your Family and for the safe return of your Brother.
Hope this all works out well. :(
Wish there was something I could do.
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Originally posted by Chairboy
but I can't imagine WHY since the health problems will be bacterial. Anyone have any idea why there would be a quarantine?
Well it isn't necessarily limited to bacteria. Drinking water is contaminated with decaying bodies, of all types of creatures that could be carrying who knows what, and it's possible for virii to propogate in these circumstances. Remember that the black death plague could be spread by placing an infected rat in the drinking water.
I hope he's okay.
-SW
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I have added your family to my prayer list chairboy. I hope this all turns out good for everyone involved and that your brother-in-law can't get in touch with you guys because he is helping with the relief that is needed there now.
God Bless you guys chairboy.
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from disease chairboy.
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my prayers are with your family!
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I've been faxing the following document to hospitals in Thailand today:
http://hallert.net/misc/Luke Letter for Thailand.doc
A friend of mine translated a letter I wrote into Thai, and I added a photo of my step brother. In addition, a friend of his is heading to the area to look for him. My sister put her trip on hold temporarilly until we hear from her friend.
No change so far, but it doesn't look good.
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I'll add my prayers for him too, Chairboy.
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Don't know if you actually read my post above. You did not acknowledge. You should post that letter w/photo there as well. It will be seen.
Regards,
Gunthr
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Chair,
A buddy of mine is flying a plane down there tonight. I emailed him and his wife also said check out http://www.sawadee.com
I logged on there and it has status on the hotels. She said there were lists of names there last night but I couldnt find them.
You are still in our prayers...
Regards
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any word?
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Hi guys, no word yet. Not looking good.
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i am truly sorry to hear that.
again, and again, my prayers are with you and your family. if he is lost, may there be some solace from God knowing he is with him now.
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Keep you're chin up man communications are really crappy over there.
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Hang in there Chair.....
My buddy and a few crews are headed there now with relief supplies there and to Sri Lanka. The phones are swamped but your email has been forwarded to them and they promised me they will do what they can....I was stationed with most of them a couple years back.
Keep the faith!
Regards
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Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes. My family really appreciates it.
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Without hope, we have nothing....
Don't rush to conclusions, it's a real mess over there...he could be stranded somewhere...try to remain positive, as difficulf as it is...
We'll all pulling for you!
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Just hoping all news will be good news chairboy..God bless you and your family
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Any news?
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My family and I are praying for him and your family Chairboy.
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Praying and waiting for news Chairboy.
Have you heard anything yet?
Mac
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Heard anything yet Chairboy?
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Gawd I hate this silence..... :(
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Hi guys.
We still haven't heard anything, we hate the silence too.
He was staying at the Khaolak Orchid, and we originally thought he was in one of the bungalows on the beach that got totally wiped out, but he was staying in a room in the hotel. The rest of my family is still as optimistic as they can be, but it's awful hard considering the silence from over there.
Some of my family have started a fund to raise money for a PI to go looking, but I can't think of anything that a PI could really do that the 7 or 8 friends looking over there right now can't, especially considering the broken up infrastructure. They're calling and visiting hospitals and looking over photos, but a lot of the bodies at Khaolak were never photographed because nobody got to them until days later when decomposition got bad.
Unless a miracle occurs and he calls in to check his mail from New York or something, it'll probably be a drawn out process at this point. It's not that likely though, because the last credit card transactions they made were at the resort immediately before the disaster, and they weren't large enough to be checkout charges.
I don't know quite how to feel. My family is keeping up hope, but I feel like at this point, it's probably too late. I don't want to say this to anyone because they'll think I'm showing some form of disloyalty, but I don't know. Am I giving up too soon? Or am I pragmatic? Only time will tell.
I still have my fingers crossed, and I really hope he's ok, but it's getting hard.
(http://hallert.net/misc/lukeandangie.jpg)
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Please never give up!!! There is always hope Ben.
He's probably sooo entwined in helping others first.
Think positive!
Prayers still here.
Mac
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i read this post when you first posted..
I hoped it woudl be resolved quickly
Its not.
From what I see..it is a real meess over there..I think answers are going to start coming faster.
He sure looks healthy so that is a very good thing.
I hope you r family finds the strength to get throught this. Very awful..
It brings tears to my eye..especially when you posted a picture of him.
It is truly amazing to me to see such large numbers of people involved.
I dont understand god and his ways when i see thsi stuff
Bless you and your family ChairB
I will have my grandma pray for them..she is very good with god
Salute all of you helping
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Damn tragedy .
I hope a miracle for u and ur family.
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I am praying. Please keep us posted as you have been.
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:(
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in our news, i've seen a short interview with an americans that were on vacations there... they decided to stay there and refused to be evacuated because they wanted to help the locals as every pair of hands is needed there. There is a chance that he's dong the same.
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Don't give up hope until there's concrete proof.
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Thanks guys, I won't. The problem with 'concrete proof' is that it may never appear, especially if the bodies weren't photographed before burial (which was very common in that area).
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Thanks guys, I won't. The problem with 'concrete proof' is that it may never appear, especially if the bodies weren't photographed before burial (which was very common in that area).
Not to mention the untold amount that were washed out to sea, and will never be seen again. For the sake of your family, I hope that the situation there is so chaotic that all phones, including cells, are down and communication is next to impossible. It’s becoming harder to imagine a scenario where he has not been able to make contact.
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Take care Chairboy.
eskimo
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Thanks guys, I won't. The problem with 'concrete proof' is that it may never appear, especially if the bodies weren't photographed before burial (which was very common in that area).
I belive it was in Thailand that the goverment _promised_ that no foreigners would be burried. They would only burry the locals
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I just don't think that's practical. The health concerns demand that all bodies are buried. Disease knows no nationality, and the public good requires good hygiene.
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Thats what they had promised anyway. The bodies of tourists etc are put in chilled containers.
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Most bodies will be stacked in coldcontainers, 130 in each. 30 containers already in place, 20 coming from Australia and about 30 is on route from Sweden by plane.
A cold cargoship is also been chartered from Singapore, but it can not find any deep enough harbour close by.
Anyway, it will take months to go through this amount of dead people.
Crabofix
Bork
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I just received some positive news from a good friend who moved to Thailand a few years ago. He was in Bangkok and well out of danger. He had two friends down by the ocean. One made it out ok and the other is missing. He does note that communications, even in Bangkok, is spotty.
Continued best wishes Chairboy. Keep up hope.
Charon
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Good luck chair-boy!
I'll pray yet again...
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Hi guys.
We still haven't heard anything, we hate the silence too.
He was staying at the Khaolak Orchid,
Khao Lak was one of the worst spots hit. They reckon theres a few thousand bodies there still waiting to be identified taken care of. We're starting to see "missing" Kiwis appear from there however with amazing survival stories.
So if hes still alive hes in one of the least reachable spots. Most of the people we're seeing from that area are women, with guys staying on to help.
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Prayers and Thoughts for you and your family.
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My thoughts are with you and your family Chair.
I don't know what else to say .....................
Sparks
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Anything yet?
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No update. My sister Sage is on CNN right now.
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Watchin' it.... wow.
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wow, watching it now.
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this is terrible.
its bad enough when its all strangers on the news. to see ones own family (or not to see even) must be a living hell.
im not religeous, so i cant pray for you.
i can send out possitive energy from my heart to the millions affected by this disaster.
truly sorry chairboy.
really brings it home when someone we know is affected by something so distant to our sheltered, ignorant lives....
S!
:(
batfink
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Yikes...my heart sank when I saw the title of this thread. My family and I will be pulling for a miraculous outcome, Chairboy. I wish I could say something more useful at the moment.
:( :( :(
Please keep up the updates.
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All my sympathy and prayers Chairboy.
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Still praying here...
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Prayers and thoughts for you and your family.
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I hope your brother made it Chairboy. In the photo you posted he looks healthy, so if anybody had a chance, he should be one of them.
Good luck to you and best of all luck to your brother.
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Chairboy i hope he makes it but they are bagging bodies on that beach by the hundred.
As for paying a PI to go find him, i think that would be money wasted. Nobody is going to work harder to find him than family and friends.
Besides in that chaos a PI would have no better chance than you or I.
Btw was nobody horrified to see some hotels at that sawadee link posted earlier basically saying the press have exaggerated it terribly and to still come on your holiday as the hotels are working near to normal ?
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this is just a post of the trama people suffered an to show so of the devistaion of this situation, And Chair boy/ people of the community this is just to show the truth/horror of this situation!
(Chairboy i hope he is ok)
follow th links as i wont post the actual images here!
http://coreykoberg.com/Tsunami/
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_news&Number=293229006#Post293229006
:confused:
it is an avil world we live in when even mother earth isnt happy..........
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update?
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Anything yet Chairboy?
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Any word??
Your family is in our prayers!
Crumpp
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Sorry Chairboy, just saw this. Best wishes and prayers to you and your family.
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Originally posted by Karnak
I hope your brother made it Chairboy. In the photo you posted he looks healthy, so if anybody had a chance, he should be one of them.
Good luck to you and best of all luck to your brother.
I agree he looks like he is in great shape!
Will keep the prayers a going for him .
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Still no word.
My family is slowly switching to bereavement mode.
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I'm sorry to hear that chairboy. I can't imagine how it must feel for you and your family.
:(
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Do not yet give up hope.
If he is in a hospital or was hurt it could take weeks for someone to contact you.
Also if he was backpacking he might not have even been there. When I was 28 I went on a trip to South Africa and was travelling with a british girl I met. We bought a car and drove from Cape Town to Victoria Falls and back to Durban. When we got to Durban she called her parents and found out they were just about to call the embassy and file a missing persons report as she had not contacted them for over 3 weeks.
I know these are faint hope reasons but there is still hope.
My prayers are with your family.
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Heck, they just found that guy floating on twigs 100 miles off the coast. After that, you CAN'T give up hope.
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Chairboy,
I know these words on a BBS are hollow comfort and nothing can be said to ease the pain of a lost loved one.
For what it is worth, my family will keep yours in our thoughts and prayers.
Crumpp
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There are a LOT of Americans that haven't called in yet, and you know how clueless Americans can be when traveling overseas, he could be anywhere.
Keep the faith.
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I have all of my fingers and toes crossed for your family Chair.
:(
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any news?
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ya it's so damn crazy over there right now.....
how do we know that any phones are up in the area that he is in?
Hell, i've been looking at pictures with trees and telephone poles all over the place.
I think there's a long road ahead before hope is gone on this one
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Hope isn't gone gone, but it's definately not at its strongest point. He should have called by now, and there are friends looking for him that haven't been able to find him yet.
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They pulled someone out of the ocean 100 miles offshore that was still alive. Hang in there.
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Just don't give up hope Chairboy. Prayers work wonders.
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.There is ALWAYS Hope!!! (http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/news/4048775/detail.html?subid=22100423&qs=1;bp=t)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An Albuquerque man learned Tuesday that his sister made it through the South Asia tsunami alive.
Nicholas Campbell called Action 7 News to say that his sister, Nicole Furi, e-mailed him Tuesday to say she survived the killer waves.
The woman was staying in toejamet, Thailand, at the time the giant waves struck. She told him she was carried away by the water, but managed to swim to safety.
Campbell said his sister is now in Bangkok, Thailand
Well how about that? There is always hope!
Hang in there Chairboy.
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Any news Chairboy?
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Nope. The family has called off the private investigator. Friends still over there looking, though.
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A quick update. The PI reported one thing back of interest, he confirmed that they had checked into the Khaolak Orchid and were current guests, and that they were on the 3rd floor which was undamaged. Of course, they were probably on the beach when it happened, so... Their room was stripped, nothing in it, but he's guessing it was because of looting. Nothing like a tragedy to bring out both the best and worst in people.
Our family is having a sort of get-together in Portland next Saturday, the day they were supposed to come back. Some of us will probably be at the airport, 'just in case', but really.. at this point, they should have called. Either way, there will be a sort of party thing to celebrate their lives or whatnot if they don't show, and a huge bash if somehow they did. I don't know what to think, it seems really heartbreaking to see this thing getting set up and hopes made so high. I think there are some in the family who might be crushed when they don't get off the plane. Fingers are crossed, but... geez, I don't know.
I'm torn up when I watch TV and see stories of survival and horror in Thailand and the other countries hit. Whole families ripped apart, children dead, parents dead, having a family member involved really brought it all home. In some ways, I feel guilty that ALL I lost was a single step brother when other people lost all their children. It doesn't sound right when I say it or write it, but this thing is so bad for people over there, it's borderline incomprehensible, and I don't know which side of that border I'm on. Every time I think I've figured it out, I see or read something that makes it five times worse.
Anyhow, that's the current status.
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Very tragic. This tsunami killed more people than the Atomic bomb.
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Dont give up hope just yet
GALLE, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- After 13 days trapped under the rubble of a seaside shop, a man believed to be in his 60s Saturday was rushed to a hospital in the southern Sri Lankan city of Galle, able only to mumble his name.
Doctors at Karapitiya Hospital said he is suffering from pneumonia and severe hydration, but will certainly live.
"Miracles do happen," Dr. Chandra Pala Mudanngake said.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/asia.tsunami/index.html
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Chairboy,
not to sound condesending but you are going through textbook stages of greif. You should really look it up to help you understand what you are going through. This dawned on me because you are talking about guilt. I know this doesnt help much but greif is really a process. I still hold out for the best though.
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Never give up!!! There is always hope Chairboy.
Communications there are totally screwed up right now and will be for weeks to come.
Prayers are still here.
Mac
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Another from NZ found...
Missing Kiwi found alive
08 January 2005
By COLIN PATTERSON
A Wairarapa man missing from toejamet since the Boxing Day tsunami struck has been found safe and well.
Shane Street, 23, left a message on his father's phone the day the killer waves hit, saying he was thinking of going inland.
The family in Carterton had heard nothing since and concerns about his safety began to mount.
Yesterday, his uncle, Terry Crook, said an e-mail had arrived from Shane, saying he was safe and well.
"He had gone hiking and camping and had just got out of the bush. He was aware that a tsunami had struck India but had no idea it had hit close to where he was. He got quite a shock when he got out."
Mr Street's father, Sid, said Shane planned to continue his OE with a trip to China.
Meanwhile, infection has slowed the recovery of Lower Hutt man Jeremiah Boyack. His leg was broken in three places and his foot badly smashed after the tsunami threw him against a concrete wall.
From hospital in Mumbai, India, Mr Boyack said he had already had six operations. But the infection meant skin grafts and further surgery had to be put on hold.
"I'm slowly getting better," Mr Boyack, 31, said.
"I just got on crutches for the first time the other day. But it's frustrating being in hospital. I'm used to being able to walk around and go where I want to go."
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Don't give up Chairboy, but at this point in time I think it may be time to start preparing for the worst.
I don't wanna spoil your hope, but time has gone and _most_ of those in hospitals throughout Thailand have been identified so..
Well.. you know what I think, but there is still a tiny chanse.
I have for good and bad always been a realist, and one should perhaps start to deal with the possible loss by now. From personal experience its good to prepare for the worst cause if one delays things to much they are far worse to cope with.
Now... lets tune in to some more optimistic posters :)
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I still say yer step Brother is helping those that need help.
Just my feelings... Prayers are with him, you and your family.
Never give up hope when you don't know...
Mac
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hey chairboy, ive been on a cruise for the last week and a half but in the back of my mind i've been hoping you find your brother alive and well. hope the new year brings good news for you and your family
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This thread, this disaster, your loss, made me understand something that I didn't exactly understand before.
Yay for me. :rolleyes:
Chairboy... I dunno what to say.
Except... sorry.
I am sorry.
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haven't been on the boards for a few days... just came on to check up on this thread.....
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I hope this turns out with a happy ending Chairboy... having lost a brother, I can honestly say I would not wish that on anyone. I hope and pray for the best.
Keep praying and hopefully he will be found safe and sound.
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It's been two weeks, it's time we get realistic. He... would have called by now. Most of my family is coming to terms with this now, that he died in the tsunami.
His flight back was scheduled for next week, and some of the family are going to wait at the gate just in case, but....
Next saturday, the family is having a sort of party/get together in Portland at the Crystal Ball Room. If, against all odds, they show up at the airport, it'll be a welcome home party. If not, well... it'll be about them. I don't know how to read it, gonna go, but kinda strange feeling about it.
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Chairboy, I'm so sorry for you and your family. Nothing profound I can say....just so sorry Chairboy.
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I guess not having 'Closure' is the hardest part. I hope it comes for the best. If not, you have my condolences.
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Thanks guys for the kind wishes. I'll pass it along to my family.
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I'm so sorry Chairboy...
But, for some reason, I can't let myself belive he's gone, I feel like he may still be alive...
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This is just terrible man. You have my sincere condolences.
Charon
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Chairboy, I don't really know you at all, but I've been following this thread and wishing for the best...
Sometimes things just don't work out as we'd like... But I'm sure someday it'll all make sense... And I'm sure that you WILL meet again... When it's time.
Just remember that no one is EVER gone until they're forgotten... And if worst comes to worst (and I hope it doesn't but if it does), at the very least perhaps the thought of your own death will be less frightful, as you will have a friend waiting to meet you.
I'm still rooting for him though!
SALUT!
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I'm sorry to hear of your loss. if the family plans to write a biography, I'm sure people here would like to know about him.
Starting with me.
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any more news yet? my fingers are still crossed and I'm still praying. I hope all turns out well.
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News.
They were supposed to fly back today, but I just heard they weren't on the plane.
We're all going to an event on Saturday to memorialize them.
Sadness.
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I'm sorry to hear that Chairboy :(
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My condolences, Chairboy.
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my most sincere condolences to you and your entire family.
my God be with your step-brother and his wife.
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Sorry to hear that, Chair. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Take care.
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I'm so sorry chairboy..
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Best Wishes to your family, and concentrate on what they achieved, and what they stood for, and not that they died..
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sorry chairboy.
my depeest regrets and sincere hopes for you and your loved ones.
88
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So sorry, Chairboy. Words don't suffice.
Scherf
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My condolences Chairboy.
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I've followed this thread from the first post. I can't say how sorry I am chair, except to say, I'm sorry for you and your families loss.
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It is very sad to hear that Chairboy. May your family recover from this terrible event and heal.
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Originally posted by Lazerus
I've followed this thread from the first post. I can't say how sorry I am chair, except to say, I'm sorry for you and your families loss.
Laz said it well and it goes for me too. Chairboy
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Words are really inadequate right now, but please accept my deepest condolences.
Be Well
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I am sorry for your families loss Chairboy
Salute
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I'm sorry for your loss, and wish you the best in your time of mourning.
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Very sad for your lose sir.
I hope you and your family can find some solice in the coming days.
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My heart goes out to you Chairboy. Many prayers for you and your Family for strenght and healing during these times.
Mac
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Chairboy I know its not very comforting to only have these words but many of my friends and co-workers have been praying that it would turn out good. I still hope that you will see them soon but do understand that no matter what the official outcome you have friends here.
God Bless you and your family my friend!
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Been a black day in history of mankind.
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Chairboy
I am sorry for you and your family...
Tragic.
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Aww dam.
So sorry Chair.
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You are in our prayers in our household Chairboy.....
Mike
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Hey Chair, just wanted to let you know you and your family are in my thoughts. Even though we don't know each other I feel your loss as anyone on this board would. We all have our differences on this board but we are all brothers and we all feel this pain. So sorry.
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My condolances, Chairboy. I hope that you and your family can draw some joy from celebrating the lives of your loved ones during this difficult time.
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Originally posted by Lazerus
I've followed this thread from the first post. I can't say how sorry I am chair, except to say, I'm sorry for you and your families loss.
I cant say it any better than that.
Chairboy, my condolences to you and your family.
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sry to hear this Chairboy
losing a brother is the worst
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My most heartfelt condolences...
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God Bless you and your family
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Hi guys,
Just wanted to close out the thread with an update and some thoughts.
This weekend, there was a wake/memorial/party for my step brother and his girlfriend in Portland, OR. The family rented out the Crystal Ballroom, and despite the severe icing (the sidewalks were almost unnavigable, not to mention the roads) between 200 and 300 people showed up.
There was a lot of music, and some montage videos of the two of them that were really excellently done. There was an incredible amount of family there, including people who had crossed the country to be there.
Thankfully, there was also an open bar, and it came in handy.
It was really special, and it really helped a lot of us realize the importance of family and how much we mean to each other.
I gotta say... if there's someone in your family who you haven't talked to in a long time, or anyone you've been feuding with, consider taking a moment to give them a call to catch up. We're all gonna die, and life doesn't usually give us a date we can use to coordinate farewells. It's easy to put off calling the people who matter to you, but it's awful hard to touch base with them after they've gone.
I've shared this thread with my family, and they send their regards and thanks for your kind wishes. Hopefully, my future threads will be more of the 'learning to fly' and 'I built a flamethrower!' variety, and not this.
Best regards,
Chairboy
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These are tough times Chairboy...
trust me, I know.
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THANKS CHAIR BOY for the update!
Death always sucks. Im glad to here you all celibrated his life and finally had a chance to deal with the whole ordeal, Hopefuly its the end and you can go on living and not wondering/ worrying.
Peace be with you and your fallen brother in law!
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My condolences for your family, too.
Vacation is one of the least expected and crazyest places to lose ones life.
I hope that you will at least be able to bury him to get proper closure.
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Well I hope at some point your family gets some closer.
What can I say really I was only 6 when I lost my brother so I barely remember him.
Good luck to ya and I hope you and your family find some peace in all of this.
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You have my deepest sympathies.
Not much can one say that will help....but prayers for your brother and you and your family.
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More prayers headed your way.
Terribly sorry.
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I'm so sorry it ended this way... May they RIP....
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Just a quick FYI for those interested, my brother's body was just recovered in Thailand, so it's official now. Not looking for any condolences, just providing followup.
My thoughts and wishes go out to the hundreds of thousands who lost everything over there after the disaster. Nature's indifference can, at times, be indistinguishable from cruelty.
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Just a quick FYI for those interested, my brother's body was just recovered in Thailand, so it's official now. Not looking for any condolences, just providing followup.
My thoughts and wishes go out to the hundreds of thousands who lost everything over there after the disaster. Nature's indifference can, at times, be indistinguishable from cruelty.
Very sorry to hear about your loss.
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I hope this helps with some closer chairboy, even though you "knew" now you know. My thoughts are with you...
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sorry Chairboy
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Sorry to hear Chair.
Was he just found or just identified? Amazing that you could get info after all this time.
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My best to your family and friends >>S<<
Has the GF been found?
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Sorry to hear this Chairboy, condolances to you and yours.
shamus
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Hope you find closure Chairboy....
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sorry Chairboy
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again i am truly sorry again, but i will say it is good to know they found him, and i hope that is of some comfort to you and your family.
just out of curiousity, it wasn't this guy reported in the news today was it?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/tsunami.victim.ap/index.html
if not, i think it's kind of rude for them to report about 1 person and not another.
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I know this sounds really messed up - or at least it does to me - but my first thought was "That's good news, man."
I never thought through a situation where a loved one just vanishes without a trace, until this thread.
It's ugly all the way around... but I think this is a little better.
I saw your kin on the news... they seem like really good people. I hope y'all are making it through this ok.
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Originally posted by Nash
I know this sounds really messed up - or at least it does to me - but my first thought was "That's good news, man."
I never thought through a situation where a loved one just vanishes without a trace, until this thread.
It's ugly all the way around... but I think this is a little better.
I saw your kin on the news... they seem like really good people. I hope y'all are making it through this ok.
I was gonna post the same thing...
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Sorry to hear it.
Charon
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my heart felt condolences CB, my own brother was in northern Australia at the time although he said the evidence of the disaster was hardly noticeable.
i felt gut-wrenched when i heard the news of your bro missing, although its very sad im glad you have found him and no longer have to 'keep thinking and hoping' for his return.
I hope your family can have a few months of quiet R&R now that this has been concluded.
Let us not forget that many others here in this very forum may also have lost loved ones, let alone the millions of families affected globaly. my love is being sent out to you all.
batfink
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Chairboy,
I'm glad that you have some finality and closure with the loss of your brother. I wish you well in either bringing him back home or interment in Thailand.
I hope things go better for you in the future. Prayers and thoughts for you and your family.
May your brother rest in peace.
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Chairboy
I am very sorry of your loss of your brother. Very sorry.
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Originally posted by JB73
again i am truly sorry again, but i will say it is good to know they found him, and i hope that is of some comfort to you and your family.
just out of curiousity, it wasn't this guy reported in the news today was it?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/tsunami.victim.ap/index.html
if not, i think it's kind of rude for them to report about 1 person and not another.
It wasn't that guy, but it's not a popularity contest. All we know is that the state department called and said they identified him by fingerprints. As far as we can figure out, his body must have been one of those recovered that was refrigerated while they worked through the backlog. That alone gives some idea as to the scale of the operation. Terrible, really. There are people working hard over there even as we speak, going through the dead to identify them for their families.
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My sincere condolences to you and the rest of the family.