Thanks for all of the kind words and thoughts
Mike Marquis
difficult time.
http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/120803dnmetfatal.6fa60.html
Mike
Larry Pattis
Mike,
Reading this broke my heart all over again for you. I don't often have
tears in my eyes while sitting at my desk.
I did have to register (which was cumbersome), so I thought since you
directed folks to this that I would post the article here. The parts
describing your daughter devastated me.
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3 students killed in highway crash
Lee County accident claims FM, Allen graduates and friend
08:43 PM CST on Sunday, December 7, 2003
By IAN McCANN / The Dallas Morning News
Jeannette Marquis, Adrienne Voorn and Meagan Duran had become close
friends in their first few months at Texas State University in San
Marcos.
They and Ms. Duran's roommate Rachel Wilson studied together, ate
together and cared for each other when they were sick. Ms. Voorn, of
Flower Mound, and Ms. Marquis, of Allen, lived in a room down the hall
from the other two girls.
On their way to visit friends at Texas A&M University in College
Station, Ms. Marquis, Ms. Voorn and Ms. Duran died in a collision
Saturday afternoon, a loss that's just beginning to sink in for Ms.
Wilson.
The four college freshmen with different personalities, from
different parts of the state formed the kind of bond that only
dorm life can create.
"Living on your own, it's just so nice to find people you can click
with and cry with and laugh with," said Ms. Wilson, 18, of The
Woodlands. "I'm still in shock. It was just a spur-of-the-moment
trip for them."
The three died after a car traveling west on State Highway 21 in Lee
County about 50 miles outside College Station ran onto the shoulder,
overcorrected and crossed into the eastbound lanes. The cars hit nearly
head-on about 2:45 p.m. Ms. Marquis and Ms. Voorn died at the scene.
Ms. Duran was taken to a hospital and died later.
The driver of the other car, whose name wasn't released by Texas
Department of Public Safety officials, was taken to Brackenridge
Hospital in Austin, where she remained in critical condition. DPS
officials said troopers are continuing to investigate why the woman
lost control.
Ms. Marquis, 18, was the bubbly, outgoing one of the group. The 2003
Allen High School graduate helped to organize the Diamond Darlings, a
group that decorated baseball players' lockers at the school. Among the
people they were going to visit was her boyfriend, James Morgan, a
Texas A&M student.
"She had a million friends she was extremely social," her father,
Mike Marquis, said Sunday. "I can tell you that at that Allen
football game last night, half of the stadium knew about it,
just from people talking about it."
Ms. Marquis was the oldest of two daughters.
Mr. Marquis said he was proud of his daughter, who had fit in well at
Texas State. She had decided to study communications and had joined the
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
"She looked forward to getting out of small-town Allen and spreading
her wings," he said. "She was starting to soar."
Ms. Voorn, a 2003 Flower Mound High School graduate, was more quiet,
with a small group of tight-knit friends. She began studying ballet at
an early age and was part of the Rosettes, a dance group at the high
school.
"It was gratifying to us to see she was doing so well" at Texas State,
her father, Hans Voorn, said of his only daughter. He has two sons. "We
had the usual concerns about whether she was going to make it so far
from home. We were very happy to see that she had bonded with these
girls."
Ms. Wilson said that Ms. Duran, a 19-year-old from the San Antonio
suburb of Helotes, was less outgoing, like Ms. Voorn.
"We had the same sense of humor," Ms. Wilson said. "We wanted to stay
roommates, and Jeannette and Adrienne wanted to stay roommates, and we
were already talking about what dorm we wanted to live in next year."
Ms. Duran's family could not be reached for comment. Funeral services
are pending for both Ms. Voorn and Ms. Marquis.
--
Larry Pattis
LP "at" LarryPattis "dot" com
Guitar Odyssey
http://www.LarryPattis.com
Stan Milam
> Mike Marquis <mike-m...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Thanks to all for all of the kind words and thoughts during our most
>>difficult time.
>>
>>http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/120803dnmetfatal.6fa60.html
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Mike,
>
> Reading this broke my heart all over again for you. I don't often have
> tears in my eyes while sitting at my desk.
>
> I did have to register (which was cumbersome), so I thought since you
> directed folks to this that I would post the article here. The parts
> describing your daughter devastated me.
Well put Larry.
Stan.
misifus
> Larry Pattis wrote:
>
>> Mike Marquis <mike-m...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Thanks to all for all of the kind words and thoughts during our most
>>> difficult time.
>>>
>>> http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/120803dnmetfatal.6fa60.html
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Reading this broke my heart all over again for you. I don't often have
>> tears in my eyes while sitting at my desk.
>>
>> I did have to register (which was cumbersome), so I thought since you
>> directed folks to this that I would post the article here. The parts
>> describing your daughter devastated me.
>
>
>
> Well put Larry.
>
> Stan.
>
Beyond the obvious shock of a senseless tragedy happening to
someone you know, I find it difficult to express just why this
has hit Sue and I so hard. It may be that Mike is a VERY nice
guy and devoted to his family. He has a wonderful sense of humor
and is so much fun to be with that it's just wrong for him and
his family to be stricken in this way.
It's the old question of, "Why do bad things happen to good
people?" There is no easy answer, but it still hits hard.
The Marquis' will remain in our prayers.
-Raf
--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert
mailto:rsei...@cox-internet.com
http://www.ralphandsue.com
Kurt Anderson
As Larry said... more tears flowed...
She has spread her wings.... I can only believe that your baby is now
with the angels...
Find strength in your family and friends..
kurt
Ken Cashion
<mike-m...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Thanks to all for all of the kind words and thoughts during our most
>difficult time.
Mike, when my son was killed on the motorcycle, my wife and I
had to fly to L.A. to make the arrangements. Nothing was easy. Just
getting out of chair made me pant. I would have to rest for 15
minutes and then get up and make a controlled phone call...and because
of the energy it took to maintain enough composure to make the call, I
would then be exhausted and have to sit back down and rest for another
15 minutes. No one told me it would be this way. I understand the
sort of things you are going through and I am sorry.
In the midst of all this, on a beautiful sunrise in L.A., my
wife was looking at the early sunlight coming through the clouds and
she said, "It is so pretty to see this from this side. Think how
pretty it must look to Chris who is seeing it from the other side."
This thought gave me some relief. Free of pain and into the
light.
It is these kinds of thoughts you will find, and while nothing
will help much now, little bits of relief can get you through another
hour. And I remember every night thinking, 'sleep, sleep, gentle
sleep -- to Mary in Heaven, thanks be given -- for she sent the gentle
sleep that slid into my soul.' I don't remember when I learned that
but it was the last thing I thought for weeks before I went ot sleep.
This badly needed rest got me ready to get through the next day.
Things will be better later but right now look after
yourself...become very selfish about your own welfare. You must heal
so you can help others. In these things, it seems that daddys have to
do them.
No one deserves what you are going through, but you will pass
through it. Once this happens, you will know that never again can
anything happen to you that will be as bad. This thought, too, can
give you strength.
Ken
Wayne Harrison
"Ken Cashion" <kcas...@datasync.com> wrote
(amazing prose snipped)
You must heal
> so you can help others. In these things, it seems that daddys have to
> do them.
> No one deserves what you are going through, but you will pass
> through it. Once this happens, you will know that never again can
> anything happen to you that will be as bad. This thought, too, can
> give you strength.
>
> Ken
i just don't think i have seen anything in recent prose to match the
clarity and power of some of the responses demonstrated in this thread. and
yours is chief among them.
thank you for your courage, and the ability to communicate the
methodology of its use to the rest of us, in those days that will surely
test us all.
wayne harrison
SteveWLB40
>difficult time.
Mike ...... the music is still there. You won't hear it for awhile through
the tears & cries, but it will always be there waiting for you. And your
daughter is now in the realm where the music comes from. Our prayers are with
you & yours.
Steve Barker
guitarprincess
post. I am terribly saddened by your loss and my prayers are with you and
your family.
Sheli
"Mike Marquis" <mike-m...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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David Wellborn
I feel the same way. I've been walking around all day in shock. As
much as you talk about your girls when we are together, I feel as
though I've lost a daughter too. Know that the God of ALL creation is
holding her now, and that you too will see her again. (1 Thess 16-18)
On that day, there will be no more tears.
You and yours are in our prayers.
David Wellborn
misifus <rsei...@cox-internet.com> wrote in message news:<3FD50416...@cox-internet.com>...
Chris Rockcliffe
>> Mike Marquis <mike-m...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Thanks to all for all of the kind words and thoughts during our most
>> difficult time.
>> http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/120803dnmetfatal.6fa60.html
> Mike,
>
> Reading this broke my heart all over again for you. I don't often have
> tears in my eyes while sitting at my desk.
Hi Mike and thanks for re-posting that article Larry.
Soon you'll hopefully be able cherish the good time memories and mutual love
you had and still have for her - and for each other - no doubt made all the
more strong by this tragedy.
Wishing you the best.
Chris R.
SouthTexas
The thoughts and prayers of everyone who reads this will be with you
and your family during this most difficult time. Words cannot expres
the sense of sorrow that each of us shares with you. God Bless you and
your family
Tom
Ken Cashion
Thanks, Wayne, but like I said it is a level of wisdom and
strength that comes at fearful cost.
I could write a book.
At one time, I thought I would never smile again. I am not be
dramatic. I mean it.
Then I knew I would never laugh again.
Finally, I realized that I might actually forget for maybe a
day...at the very most! But I knew that no matter how good things
got, they could never be as happy again because I knew at any moment,
in an otherwise happy time , something might be said to remind
me...and this happened -- over and over.
Am I over it?
No.
When Cea started playing "Four Strong Winds" at TX3, I thought
of my four, now three, strong kids and of the time I used to do that
song when they were all home. I had to leave the room by her second
line. I walked far enough down the road so I couldn't hear her. The
night was wet and cool but nice.
This isn't said to put anyone on their toes or to overly
sensitize anyone. It is just a statement of fact.
You never get over it...and you do not want to. That is when
the communion between you and the loved one is renewed.
Ten years later, a song might be heard and the tears flow
heavily and if you are lucky you are alone. Naturally, this upsets
other people and this is rude in this context. If not alone, excuse
yourself and go to the bathroom or restroom. Cry and look into the
mirror. Trust me. This works. You will be sharing your grief with
yourself. That doesn't make sense but it does work.
By the way, a recent special on the Beetles "set me off."
But, the other night I did get through my vhs of "The Yellow
Submarine" OK.
There are character-changing events that can happen in some
people's lives and these happen in many ways. Some are from
supra-natural experiences and some are from super-natural experiences.
And some come with the death of your child.
We should be more gentle.
But we won't be.
We are only human -- sometimes Glorius like the Angels --
sometimes raw, unkind, and uncaring.
That is what makes us human.
Ken
Hans Andersson
I haven't had the pleasure to meet you or you famaily but your loss is
very meaningful to us all. I wish you and your family members the
strength and grace to be able to find a purpose to this senseless
loss. I am truly sorry for your loss and send you my sincerest
condolences.
hans
madgamer
you that I have been there to. When I was 15 my cousin Mary, who was
the same age as me , was killed in a car that went off a railroads
bridge and was struck by a train. It took a long time to get myself
back together. Even now i think of her. I know that life goes on but
it can be difficult. I feel the pain and will pray for you and your family.
JimLowther
>difficult time.
>
>http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/120803dnmetfatal.6fa60.html
>
Mike:
Very sorry to learn of your loss. I lost an very close friend in a similar
fasion. OU prayers are with ou.
Best wishes,
Dr. Jim Lowther