sad day for me today
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Topic: sad day for me today
Posted By: shameless dude
Subject: sad day for me today
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 3:42pm
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had a funeral for a good friend and old co-worker. Chief of Police at Bennington NE. died from a massive stroke last week. the Department asked me to give the "last call" broadcast. I've done them before, but got teary eyed on this one. RIP Les...until we meet again.
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 3:49pm
Sorry to hear about your deceased comrade. May God bring Blessings and peace to the family and friends. God Bless.
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Posted By: bikley
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 3:51pm
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Always a tough time stay strong
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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 4:52pm
Prayers and thoughts, good friends are few in this day and time!
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Posted By: Dave in PA
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 5:50pm
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Sorry for the lose of a good friend. I bet it was a HONOR for you to be asked/do it. I am sure that he was "looking down" on the event, and had a laugh or two! This is a memory that you will never regret.
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Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 6:53pm
Well... Even ole shame shame has a soft side. Sorry for your loss buddy. It always seems to help me to sit around with somebody and tell them the funny stories about the deceased.
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"Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan
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Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 6:58pm
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Sorry for the loss of your friend Shameless.
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 6:59pm
You should feel honored to be asked by the Dept to finish the JOB. Im sure your BUDDY like his last call.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 7:15pm
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Looks like Les got the BEST of ol' Shameless... gots him all teary~eyed and couldn't see the words an... welll, Me thinks ol Les did get the best of him.
Shameless, sorry for your loss, and for the families and friends and neighbors of his too... They say that you can tell how good a fellow was by how much others will miss him.
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He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself
The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that."
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 8:17pm
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Hey Good Buddy,,,So sorry for the loss of YOUR Good Buddy. Yes,,It is an honor to be asked to do the final for him,,,One just never knows when it's time to go. May PEACE be with you and all his family and friends.
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Posted By: irlbeck A-C'S
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 8:52pm
Sorry for the loss of your friend. Keep on remembering all the good times...... Praying for yall good buddy.
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 9:05pm
Sorry for the loss of your friend. Like Joe M said - good friends are few and far between these days. Glad that you were honored to do the "last call" for him but sometimes it is hard to maintain your composure when doing something like that. Cherish the good memories that have been made over the years.
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 9:40pm
Prayers for you and the family! God Bless!
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No greater gift than healthy grandkids!
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Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 9:43pm
prayers for you... and your buddy.
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Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 11:27pm
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Thank you everyone! I've done "last calls" before, and not that they were any less important to me, this one really hit hard! all of the ones I've done were friends and co-workers. I felt really honored that the Bennington Police Department and my old work place in Omaha 911 called me to do this for Les. Les had helped me with a few shenanigans in the past and I've helped him in a few! he called me his "training Officer" when I would put his Officers in pursuits! lol. I was also able to get Les in a pursuit one night, he didn't recognize me and fell for it! he'll be greatly missed by all! and as always....any of ya'll out there still in Law enforcement and Fire/Rescue still be real careful out there!
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Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 6:39am
That is the very definition of respect,stay strong Dale your true character seems to always shine.praying for your friends family and you also ,my computer friend. Scott
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 9:59am
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Praying for you and Les' family. Sorry for the loss of your friend.
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Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 2:01pm
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Sorry for your loss, prayers for you and his family and the whole department.
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 6:24pm
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Always tough to lose somebody close to you. Think of the great times. Prayers for the family and his Blue family's.
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Posted By: johnkc
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 8:05pm
Dale, Sorry for the loss, just keep the good memories up front!
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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 11:22pm
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Only 51 years old, way too early to leave his family. Thanks Dale, for doing what you do. More info;
BENNINGTON, Neb. (WOWT) -- Bennington Police Chief Les Johnson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Tuesday night, according to city officials.
Bennington Mayor Matt John confirmed Johnson's death to
WOWT 6 News Wednesday morning. Chief Johnson had been recovering from an
off duty accident in June. The veteran lawman fell while working inside
a Waterloo storage unit. He sustained some serious head injuries and a
spinal injury in the fall. He had not yet returned to the police force.
Johnson started for Bennington as a part time officer in 1992. He was elevated to chief of police in 2004.
He was 51 years old. Johnson leaves behind a wife and daughters.
Mayor Matt John has asked that flags be lowered to half staff in Bennington in honor and remembrance of Johnson.
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2018 at 7:01am
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thanks for posting that John!
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2018 at 5:33pm
Sorry for the loss of your friend.
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"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford
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Posted By: Greg (Hillsboro, OH)
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2018 at 11:57am
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I know the fire service ones I've been a part of listening to are TOUGH!! I can't imagine being the one to have to transmit the Last Call, especially if they knew and were friends with them, but.... I also can't think of a better honor than being asked to give that Last Call. We recently had a firefighter killed in a LODD accident, and one of our guys played the taps at the cemetery (which he'd done for several military funerals) and he said this one got the best of him, and he didn't know if he could do another one.
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 1:42pm
It's always a tragedy when we lose someone close. It's always been an honor to know them and their family.
Losing ones possessions in a fire is bad enough, but when that same family loses a loved one......it'll tear your heart out. Worse is when you lose a co-worker.
The stress of the job we do (did, I'm retired now) can certainly get to a person. It's probably what helped in the death of your friend. He was way too young and sounds like he will be missed by all that knew him.
The foot print we leave on other's hearts is what makes us beloved to them and remembered by all.
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