Monday, April 4, 2011

Did I see Ryan Trewin's Funeral Procession?

I live near Canal Fulton, Ohio, and the library there is my favorite place to check out books and the odd Pimsleur CDs or tapes. ***I was there on Saturday trying to study, when I heard about a dozen or so fire engines with their sirens and lights on go past. At first I didn't know what was going on, and thought it was some sort of parade? Then I saw several cars with purple funeral flags drive past. At first I thought a fireman had died, since there were several engines from towns around the area. Then I remembered Ryan Trewin, a 10-year-old boy from Canal Fulton, had died that week of cancer of the central nervous system. Apparently, he loved fire engines. ***If you drove through Canal Fulton at anytime in the past several months, like I do several times a week, you would have noticed the Pray for Ryan signs in yards and several businesses. He had cancer of the spine, I believe, and maybe brain tumors. I think he had cancer since he was seven, and at different times his doctors thought he was going to die, but he kept going. He succumbed last Tuesday, surrounded by his family and friends at his home. ***It's amazing how a sick boy can bring a community together.