Posted on 12/19/2005 8:13:17 AM PST by beaversmom
A MUM told last night how her son was killed by a train as he saved his dog.
Steven Fraser, 27, leapt on to the tracks when he spotted Labrador Sasha on the railway line.
He managed to throw Sasha to safety, but seconds later, dad-to-be Steven was killed by a train.
His mum Catherine said: "To think that Steven died trying to save a dog seems crazy. But that is the kind of person he was. He wasn't thinking of himself."
Steven's fiancee Deborah Smith, who is due to give birth on December 29, is still trying to come to terms with the tragedy.
Catherine, 44, lives a stone's throw from Hillington East station, Glasgow, where the accident happened.
She said she would always be haunted by the sound of trains passing her home.
Catherine added: "Each time, I hear the sound of a train, I relive the horrific way Steven died."
Steven, a print worker at the Daily Record's printing plant in Cardonald, was hit by a train heading from Glasgow to Gourock on Monday night.
He had chased the dog after it sneaked out when a neighbour called at the family home.
Steven rang his brother Ian to say he was trying to catch the dog.
Ian, 26, said: "He said the dog was on the loose and he had spotted him on the railway track.
"I immediately ran down to the station, but I was too late.
"I realised Steven had been hit by the train. I was in a state of total shock and disbelief. It hasn't really sunk in.
"He was such a decent guy and he worked hard to look after his family.
"He was looking forward to a new baby and his life was all laid out before him."
Steven and his mum had planned to go shopping last night to buy a "mother's ring" for Deborah. Catherine said: "I will still get the ring that Steven planned to buy.
"Their lives were all planned and everything was going so well.
"I don't know how she will pick herself up to deal with this huge grief while she is bringing up a new baby."
Steven was also very close to son Shaun, five, from a previous relationship
He should have been thinking of his fiancee and his child instead of the damn dog.
Same goes for rabbits, mice, squirrels, gerbils, racoons and cats. Although you might not want to replace the cat.
Sad, but the man's an idiot. Giving up one's own life for a dog is simply stupid. Now, his child will be fatherless.
Labradors are excellent dogs. Good call, Steve.
Pregnant fiancee, son from a previous relationship . . . does no one in the UK marry anymore?
You should call R. Kelly to get him out of your closet.
No--it's only partners over there. Wives and husbands have been outlawed.
Exactly!
**Although you might not want to replace the cat**
Watch it buster! Some us LOVE our cats. :)
My brother just got married to his English girlfriend -- but he's American.
I was getting ready to feel sorry for the "son" who I assumed was just a boy.
It's still sad. But you would think that a grown man would know better.
This sounds like people trying to excuse a suicide.
Looks like a poor attempt to cover up a suicide.
Not one of my many British cousins' children are married but they all have kids. It's pretty sad.
That's what I was thinking! Instead of a MOTHER'S RING, he should have been buying her a WEDDING RING.
geesh, is a "mother's ring" something new?
No, he wasn't thinking of himself, but he damn well wasn't thinking about his family to be either. I bet his unborn child will be happy to know dad died for a f**king dog.
Ex Pittsburgh Steeler Steve Courson was killed by a falling tree trying to save his dog. Same thing...
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