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OK folks! I don’t profess to be any kind of an expert on churches or religions, but let me tell you why kids from Holy Family School swell my heart with pride. I don’t usually even like kids after they reach about 5 until they reach about 35 or so.
My wife and I attended the reburial of the Civil War Veteran a couple of months ago. It was a historical and deeply moving ceremony executed by our local veterans and the Museum of the West. I was seated on my walker with a couple of guys in wheelchairs in the back of the beautiful pavilion at the State Veterans Cemetery. Holy Family students were standing all around us and we were sort of packed in close together. Before the ceremony the students carefully arranged themselves so they would not be blocking our view. I did not see any teacher or in-charge person in evidence although I am sure they were present. During the long quiet ceremony no one giggled or moved at all. We listened to every word and were all teary eyed. I think some home-schooled students were with us also. I have had many proud moments in my life and this ranks high among them.
Then last weekend on the TV news and front page of The Daily Sentinel, again I saw Holy Family kids honoring the visit of the vice president of the United States of America. I am sure the parents and teachers represent all political persuasions, but the kids were greeting an important leader of our country. There went that pride thing in my chest again.
There is probably a very important reason why public school kids are not able to witness live history but I’ll be damned if I understand it.
My wife, Beverly, came up with a good idea — not an infrequent occurrence for her. We should all contribute to a fund to allow anyone who cares to protest for peace to go to countries where you can be imprisoned or killed for your beliefs. Anywhere in the Middle East or Darfur comes to mind. Every one in Grand Junction, most certainly the veterans, are already in favor of peace. Just tell us where to send the money.
G.W. “WALLY” WINDSCHEFFEL
Grand Junction
7 Responses to “Holy Family students inspire pride”
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 11:47 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Okie, dokey, then, Wally; everyone who disagrees with you and your lovely wife should be sent to a foreign country to be killed or imprisoned.
The Founding Fathers would be proud. I’m sure that’s exactly what they had in mind when they wrote the First Amendment.
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
“There is probably a very important reason why public school kids are not able to witness live history but I’ll be damned if I understand it.”
Uh, perhaps geography had something to do with it. The VP funding raising trip went from the airport to the area around Holy Family school Last I checked there were no public school buildings along that route.
Which is worse, somebody dupposedly intersted in history/civics but does not understand simple geography; or, a political right wing extremist willing to miss use school kids or religious or secular school to make a 2-bit point.
Maybe the kids at Holy Family or Tope Elementary (maybe the closest district elementary school) could give “Wally” a lesson in geography AND freedom of speech.
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 1:30 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
An honest history lesson would be one where school kids are released to observe the motorcade procession when Bush, Cheney, et al, are hauled to a Supermax (or GitMo or Abu Ghraib) facility for retirement.
Isn’t it time to start telling your kids the truth, instead of flag-waving & bible-thumping?
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 1:47 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
It’s sad to see you all jump on Wally for the comments you disagree with and miss the main point of his letter - which is to applaud the behavior of young children. How nice that there was exemplary behavior to report and Wally went out of his way to compliment them for it.
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 1:53 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
I didn’t have a problem with the main point of Wally’s letter….he can wax rhapsodic about private school children waving flags for a political figure, making a short visit for fundraising purposes, all he wants.
My problem was with his (or rather, his lovely wife’s) suggestion that anyone who disagrees with him should be shipped out to somewhere that will imprison or kill them. That was pretty sad, too.
Posted June 1st, 2008 at 6:34 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Remember the Rough Riders?
Posted June 1st, 2008 at 8:39 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Sir,
I am sorry I did not see your letter until just a few moments ago. I know how hard ti must have been for you to tell this wonderful story, and then have to read the hateful things that some people have said. It is an evil thing that clutches the hearts of our country. Oh that it would be that they just did not know what they do. That they did not know the depth of their injury. For in that there could be redemption. If they were to know the loss of their only son, of all they had or ever would have. The loss of their most cherished love. And then, to have thought the things they have said, then their soul would be tarnished beyond repair.
Forgive them, for we must believe that they know not what they do, for the sake of our soul.
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