Team Blog Entry
~ NINE YEARS AGO ~
AARON
Kristin's beautiful work.
AARON LANTZER MAY 2, 1980 - MARCH 11, 2010
Nine years ago, March 10, 2001, I was at the States Wrestling Championships in Hershey. Watching some of the best High School wrestlers in the state. Youth, dedication, school spirit and family commitment. Three days of sports and friends. Kristin and I had filled our days with the AA Secession and then would head right back in for more AAA wrestling. After many matches and champions we headed to the local Perkins for some much needed dessert. Having pie around 11:00 on a Saturday night was a great way to end our trip to Hershey. The next morning we followed it up with a nice breakfast at the same Perkins and started our trip home. Some snow but nothing too much to handle. We were going to stop in town to pick up the local paper to see what articles if any were in the paper about our local wrestlers and their drive for gold. But so close to home we continued on. Same trip thru town as always. Pulled into our driveway and saw that our van was not there but my oldest daughter and her friend were coming out the front door. Reaching the door she told me that my Aaron had been in a car accident the night before and he didn't make it. Total confusion hit my head. What do you mean he didn't make it? What are you saying too me? How could you say something like that to me? This is a terrible thing to say. Running into the house to his room looking for him. How can this be, Aaron where are you, where are you? My boy was gone and our lives changed forever!
Missing Aaron is a daily part of our lives. As the years have passed the pain is there but we have been able to place it around what we need to do to continue. Always there, always there. Seeing others of his age continue with college, marriage and children. But Aaron for ever young and the same. Oh how I miss my Aaron. How I wanted too grow old with him. Take care of his son or daughter. Nine years with out him but loving him even more. So another year ends and another begins with out him. I love and miss you so.
Aaron died from injuries received in a head on collision from a drunk driver hitting him at 80 miles an hour. He was coming home from dinner with friends, he was going 35. The hospital said that he only had a broken leg, he would be okay. Then he was gone. The main artery to his heart had been damaged, they didn't find it. He was gone. I'm telling you all this so that you love your children and family. We don't know what tomorrow will bring. Also PLEASE think about drinking and driving. DON'T Drink and Drive. You don't have to be drunk to take a life.
AARON - Thought of you with love today, that is nothing new. Thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and pictures in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, with which I'll never part. God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart.
Always In Memory of Aaron #98, Arlene
NEW LOOK TO LANTZERMX98 BY HENRY COMINSKY. Henry has been working very hard all winter long in getting together this new and user friendly site. Well it's AWESOME. Thank you Henry for your talented insight in making this a beautiful In Honor of Aaron and his life that envolves his MX Passion. THANK YOU HENRY!
SNOW - SNOW - SNOW
February has been the month of SNOW!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure that most all of us are ready for SPRING. I see that many of our riders have headed south for some riding with Mike McDade. Then there is a group headed for Florida for riding and what ever else they can get into. As for many of us left behind we look forward to watch Darryn Durham in his East Coast SX races. Best of everything that you need Darryn. I also have heard thru "Facebook", that Shane may be riding in Alanta. That would be great.... "The Durham Brothers"... has a nice ring to it!
I got into some LL pictures and put together a couple of galleries with a variety of our riders that were there this past summer. WOW for a moment when working on them I actually got to sweating...... well, it was a good thought. So I'll get some more up.
~ 450A START - SHANE DURHAM #95, BRIAN SHUCKHART #41, TYLER MCGOFF # 75, RYAN SKINNER #54 & RICHARD WAGNER #98 - ~
~ 85 12-13 STOCK - JARED LESHER #41 & JOSE CEJA #16 ~
~ 450A GALLERY ~
~ 85 12-13 STOCK ~
http://www.pbase.com/MXLens
~ KRISTIN'S GRAPHICALLY REDESIGNED PICTURES ~
http://www.pbase.com/krismx98
~ pBase SITE FOR PAST RACES AND THEIR GALLERIES
~ PLEASURE VALLEY, HIGH POINT, STEEL CITY, ROARING KNOB, R & D, FIELD OF DREAMS, LORETTA LYNNS, MAPLE SHADE ~
http://www.pbase.com/MXLens
Lantzermx98@windstream.net - Arlene
ALWAYS IN MEMORY OF AARON #98 - ARLENE
PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!
Lantzermx98@windstream.net
Posted by Arlene on 03.10.10 @ 01:20 AM ET | Top of Page