AWwwwwwww........this is beautiful....thank you so much for this.....This young man (I keep wanting to call him a kid, since I have known him since 6th grade....he was 41) was VERY special to Jimmy. When Jimmy was in school, he was always the target for bullies...you know how mean kids can be....it was one day when some thugs were harrassing Jimmy on the school bus....they used to steal his lunch money from him, telling him he had to pay to ride the school bus, so Jimmy would hand his money over.....Robert saw this happening one day, and he intervened....he got my sons lunch money back, and he reported the kids to the principal, and then he came and told me, so I could follow up. From that day on, Robert always watched out for Jimmy, all the way until he graduated from high school......I found out Jimmy was one of those kids that used to eat lunch all alone, at a table in the corner.....Robert saw this, and he and the kids he ran with, started eating with Jimmy.......and most of all these kids that grew up together, became fire fighters, policemen, or EMTs.....so they still all live and work right here in our community....we just saw Robert last weekend at a bar-b-q at the fire station.....Thank you again for your prayers and condolences.....
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Originally Posted by MyDearSam  Oh Judy. How terrible. My thoughts and prayers for the families and friends of these brave men. Special prayers for Jimmy as he struggles to deal with it all in his way.
The Firefighter's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God, whenever flames may rage;
Give me strength to save some life, whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child before it is too late
Or save an older person from the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently to put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor and protect his property.
And if, according to my fate, I am to lose my life;
Please bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife.
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