[78-L] A death in our record family... [fwd]

[Michael Biel]

From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Nope, he was identified in the newspaper account cited elsewhere. Interesting 
> that Andrea was NOT named, unless there were still legal reasons for not 
> identifying her when they went to press.  dl

The article also said that she was driving a 2000 GMC.  I think it was
not a car, rather this was the U-Haul truck bringing half her stuff to
her new home.  It might have included her record collection.  She had
complained that her ex had rented her a too small truck and that she had
to leave half her stuff behind for a second trip.  I think she would
have been scared to leave her records for him to steal or destroy or
something.  Her old car had broken down a month ago and she bought a
2005 P.T. Cruiser (like mine, only hers was silver) but she totaled the
Cruiser on May 28 and was posting about how she would not have any
wheels when she got to her new home.  

It does seem that Mike Harkin might be losing his rent money, but it
would be interesting to find out how they guy rear-ended the truck on an
interstate.  The article said that the GMC then lost traction and went
into the medium.  Were they wearing seatbelts???  The truck probably
didn't have air bags.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  

On 6/3/2012 11:40 PM, Mike Harkin wrote:
> And I'd bet the rent, if there's a newspaper report, we'd find that the other driver was
> DWHUA, was totally unscathed, and more than likely fled the scene due to fact of DWI,
> uninsured, unlicensed, and possibly undocumented.... They ain't no justiss nowhur!!!
>
> Bog da ja prosti!     Mike in Plovdiv
>
> --- On Mon, 6/4/12, Taylor Bowie<bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>
> From: Taylor Bowie<bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> What little I know indicates that her car was hit from behind and that she
> lost control and it overturned on the median. Her daughter suffered a
> broken pelvis and is in the hospital.
>
> Taylor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Royal Pemberton"<ampex354 at gmail.com>
>> Whoa....I am in shock. She'd had a rough patch in life of late and even
>> was in another wreck very recently....and we were friends on Facebook as
>> well....RIP....
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:55 AM, Taylor Bowie<bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am very sad to share the news that Andrea Walsh died in a highway
>>> accident
>>> near Fresno earlier today. She and her 11-year old daughter were
>>> driving
>>> to their new home in Glendale, and it looked like it would be a fresh
>>> start
>>> for Andrea after a very painful divorce. Her daughter is hospitalized
>>> with
>>> what seem to be minor injuries.
>>>
>>> I never met Andrea, but enjoyed a regular connection with her via
>>> emails,
>>> Facebook, etc. She adored music, hunting for records, and was very
>>> open
>>> about the challenges she was facing in life...but she never lost her
>>> faith
>>> that she would work things out.
>>>
>>> She was 43 years old. Andrea was loved by many and will be sorely
>>> missed.    Taylor