Amazing Meeting

by lee e. jurras , Hagerman,NM, Friday, November 30, 2012, 21:31 (4378 days ago) @ Slow Hand

Several years back, say around 2000-2001 a good friend of mine's Grandfather was one of the original Darby Rangers. He had been a young depression era farmer in ND one of five Brothers. As one of the few survivors he was elected President of the reunion which they held every year. I asked my friend if it would be possible to attend one of the reunions. Said he would ask his Grandfather who lived about 30 miles from me. Grandfather said that would be fine, should have asked sooner cause I missed that years reunion by about 2 days. Before the next reunion my friend committed suicide. Nobody ever figured out why. He suffered from Cystic Fibrosis, wasn't supposed to see age 12, then 20, was 25 when he lost at Russian Roulette. Played several times we found out later, said it was the only adrenilen rush he could get, lived on borrowed time for most of his life. The year before he flew to Isreal to try and join the IDF...They would not take him. So much for reunions..FWIW dept