by Kenneson 15 Replies latest jw friends
The following story is about Aaron Davis who was recently shot to death. It is entitled "Congregation focuses on life of shooting victim. Aaron Dvis, who died Nov. 13, is remembered for his stylish attire, strong faith and cooking abilities."
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2548655,00.html
| Article Published: Sunday, November 21, 2004 | |||
| Congregation focuses on life of shooting victim
Aaron Davis, who died Nov. 13, is remembered for his stylish attire, strong faith and cooking abilities.
By Claire Martin Denver Post Staff Writer Jehovah's Witnesses leader Phil Harris led two crowded rooms (one listening to an audio feed) through anecdotes and Bible verses, searching for the answer to an eternal question. "Why do good people die?" he asked. Harris described the Aaron P. Davis he knew. Dapper and irreproachably fastidious in appearance, 39-year-old Davis was "elegant in his attire." When he wore suits, his collar points stood in precise alignment. He kept his hair clipped close as a skullcap. His work boots, displayed the previous evening at his memorial, shone like polished furniture. |
Even as a toddler, Aaron Davis cared about his appearance. Once when his brother James was minding him, Aaron Davis burrowed under a house near the family's home.
Then little Aaron realized he was stuck. He hollered for help. Frantic, his brother yanked him into the sunlight. Freed, Aaron looked at his stained clothes and responded the way he customarily did when distressed: He stuck two fingers in his mouth to comfort himself.
Davis' death has sparked community interest and debate about his shooting. Police have identified everyone involved in the incident that began with a confrontation about a dinged car door.
Glenn Eichstedt, a 52-year-old restaurateur, has told friends he was hit on the head with a metal pipe and fired at Davis and his wife in self-defense. Activists assert that Eichstedt hasn't been arrested because he is white and the Davises are black.
But Saturday, Eichstedt was never mentioned at the service, as the congregation chose to focus on Davis' life, not his death.
Upon graduating from Coatesville (Pa.) High School, he followed his girlfriend, Benita Coleman, to Denver in 1986. They married, and Davis got a job as a truck driver for the U.S. Postal Service. Their son, Jarrod, is a high school student in Aurora.
Harris, who shared meals and confidences with Davis, recalled the pride Davis took in his pancakes.
"To say they were chewy is an understatement," Harris confided, smiling at his memory of Davis hovering nearby and hopefully inquiring, "Are they good?"
Davis belonged to the Montbello Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He faithfully attended Bible study sessions, commenting infrequently, but with a thoroughness that sometimes left others taken aback.
Friends and relatives took photographs of the ceremony for Benita Coleman Davis, who was wounded in the shooting and unable to attend.
Besides his wife and son, survivors include parents Maxine Baker of Modena, Pa. and Leroy Davis of Coatesville, Pa.; sisters Letitia Stainbrook of Phoenixville, Pa., Nicole Davis of San Diego, Sabrina Long and Leeann Riley, both of Coatesville; and brother James Baker Jr. of Lancaster, Pa.
Staff writer Claire Martin can be reached at 303-820-1477 or [email protected] .
well this guy worked for the united states postal serv. so he was a hypocrite. and by the talk about how clean he was . it sounds like it was the jw car that got a bump on it. and i'm sure jehovah told him to keep a pipe under the seat to hit people over the head with. the lesson of this story is never get out of the car to fight. you never know if the other guy, has the bigger stick look at the good side now he has the hope of the ressurection, to repent for being a jw.
look at the good side now he has the hope of the ressurection, to repent for being a jw.
jonny cip.Your a complete dickhead.
When he wore suits, his collar points stood in precise alignment
What a man of god he was.
S
sorry fleaman ; that's what the jw's say about non jw's when they die. so who are really the dick heads . i learned it from the jw's .
A JW focusing on outward appearnace???? NOOOOOOO......
Jonny cip.
Im sorry,but i never heard that from any decent,normal Jw in all my time in the Religion.Any whacko Jw (i admit,there are some)who said that ,is a complete Moron and not worthy of anyones time.
If you have heard that from one,then i apologize for the insult.I still think People demean themselves saying stuff like this...on both sides of the Religion.
His 'strong faith' sure didn't help him display Christian qualities outside of that Blockbuster store!
No sympathy here. JWs arguing with non-JWs is like bringing a knife to a gun fight, as he found out.
DY
DY, I understand your sentiment. In this case, maybe Darwin rules.
However, I feel for both men and their families. One man lost his life. Another man is responsible, even if it was in self defense. A woman was shot and could not attend her husband's funeral. A son lost his father, and temporarily his mother. They have to live with it the rest of their lives.
It's a sad, human story.
Peace
Brenda
