2013*10*17 Thursday EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home. Be advised the following is something I don't normally do. I will speak of a decent person who died in an accident. Our local paper did not mention it even though he was a very active volunteer firefighter.

I am speaking of a gentleman named Denver Lee (Dank) Madden. Did I know him well? No, but the few times we spoke, he was kind and sharing. I was out at the mail box the first week or so that I moved out here to Island City. He stopped and spoke for a couple of minutes then handed me a package of frozen home grown corn. He and Anna had a running 'gotcha battle'... teasing and tormenting each other as old friends. He was a giver of himself and his time. He will be missed by those who knew him.

Go in peace, my friend. A new piece of equipment, gassed up and ready to go has your name on it up there. Hugs and much love to all of yours. Paula Rice There are many here in the mountains who will remember your kindnesses.