Father of children whose mother died in ice cave collapse killed in California

Yahoo News ^ | 7-15-2015 | Reuters

[Citizen Zed]

The father of four children whose mother was killed during the partial collapse of an ice cave in Washington state last week was shot to death after a bar fight in California six days later, police said on Wednesday.

Late on Sunday, the father of the children, Adrian Martinez Cardona, was fatally shot outside a bar in San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, local police said in a statement.

[pluvmantelo]

There once was a Snohomish Sheriff
Whose opinion of ice caves was bearish
He said it’s too warm
You may come to harm
In fact it is likely you’ll perish.

[Citizen Zed]

You win the blue ribbon.

[Jane Long]

Good thing Dad was at a bar, instead of consoling his four kids, just after their mom loses her life in a summertime ice cave collapse.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Hola!

:)

[ETL]

"The mother of the children, named by the Los Angeles Times as Anna Santana, was killed by falling ice on July 6 [2015] while on an excursion at the Big Four Ice Caves near Granite Falls, some 40 miles north of Seattle, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said."

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From 2014...

Girl’s memorial offers a warning at Big Four Ice Caves
Family hopes story of their loss may someday save another visitor

By ERIC STEVICK, The Daily Herald

August 2, 2014

“Grace was sitting on a flat rock, well back from the ice, when a chunk broke free and bounced into her, crushing her pelvis.

She remained conscious for more than an hour, but medical help arrived too late.”

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/aug/02/girls-memorial-offers-a-warning-at-big-four-i/

[TribalPrincess2U]

OMG, you’re so right!

[Bon mots]

[fatima]

Well your assuming much.Some people live in neighborhoods that have corner bars with friends to talk to.

[Mark17]

There once was a father of four
Who won't come home anymore
He drank like a lush
When someone said hush
With these bar guys he had no rapport

[Daffynition]

I have visions of the Obamies skypeng the children on prime time teevee, extending their sympathies....and Oprah doing a 60 minute show about it.

////cynical

[Mark17]

A Limerick for you. 😂

[Elsie]

OUCH!

[Elsie]

Now just WHERE am I gonna get TWO words that rhyme with SHERIFF??

Will half-rhymes be permitted?

[Elsie]

...who imposed on the Ice Caves a tariff....

[Elsie]

Until the NEXT contestant comes forward!

[Elsie]

I’m working on it; but it’s hard after we’ve tarnished the memories of these unfortunate folks.

[Thank You Rush]

“”Well your assuming much.Some people live in neighborhoods that have corner bars with friends to talk to.””

Oh! So that’s the reason for bars...and you say that’s where bereaved people head when there’s a death in the family?

[fatima]

Sometimes.

[Elsie]

...and you say that’s where bereaved people head when there’s a death in the family?

Aye; Laddie; you could say that!

 

An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks into the pub and promptly orders three beers.

The bartender raises his eyebrows, but serves the man three beers, which he drinks quietly at a table, alone.

An hour later, the man has finished the three beers and orders three more.

This happens yet again.

The next evening the man again orders and drinks three beers at a time, several times. Soon the entire town is whispering about the Man Who Orders Three Beers.

Finally, a week later, the bartender broaches the subject on behalf of the town. "I don't mean to pry, but folks around here are wondering why you always order three beers?"

'Tis odd, isn't it?" the man replies, "You see, I have two brothers, and one went to America, and the other to Australia. We promised each other that we would always order an extra two beers whenever we drank as a way of keeping up the family bond."

The bartender and the whole town was pleased with this answer, and soon the Man Who Orders Three Beers became a local celebrity and source of pride to the hamlet, even to the extent that out-of-towners would come to watch him drink.

Then, one day, the man comes in and orders only two beers. The bartender pours them with a heavy heart. This continues for the rest of the evening - he orders only two beers. The word flies around town. Prayers are offered for the soul of one of the brothers.

The next day, the bartender says to the man, "Folks around here, me first of all, want to offer condolences to you for the death of your brother. You know-the two beers and all..."

The man ponders this for a moment, then replies, "You'll be happy to hear that my two brothers are alive and well... It's just that I, myself, have decided to give up drinking for Lent."

[trisham]

Holy cow. Those poor children.