Jack Blevins
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
April 10, 1969 -
January 5, 2007
On January 5,2007 37 year old Jack Blevins was on his way to work. Unfortunatley, he did not make it. Just minutes from home he was killed in a auto accident by a man who had fallen asleep while driving. I remember him leaving for that work morning he always [...]
Kevin O’Connor
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
March 6, 1987 -
June 18, 2002
My son’s name is Kevin O’Connor. He was fifteen years only when he died. Kevin was a very family-oriented young man and worked in our family business. He played football and baseball and loved the Mets and the Jets. He hunted, fished and camped. We own and operate [...]
Timothy Douglas
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
On the morning of July 19, 1995, Timothy Douglas, a veteran commercial driver who had logged more than 1 million miles, was headed southbound on I-75 in Georgia when he fell asleep at the wheel of his 18-wheeler, rear-ending a pick-up truck carrying 14 people. Adults, children, even infants flew from the bed of the [...]
Rusty Burris
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
On June 3, 1990, 18 year-old Rusty Burris was driving home after having been awake for more than 36 hours. He knew that he was significantly sleepy, having dozed off during visits to friends and family in the hours leading up to the drive home. Still, Rusty decided to make the trip. In an instant, [...]
Warren Mackey Jr.
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
1980 -
January 4, 1998
Warren Mackey, Jr., an 18-year-old talented student-athlete from Central High School Chattanooga, Tennessee, had already caught the eye of college basketball coaches even though he was only a junior. On the evening of January 3, 1998, Warren arrived home with a friend after having played in a holiday basketball tournament. The two [...]
Shannon Tucker
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
Our daughter, Shannon Tucker, was injured by a Drowsy Driver on 17, Nov, 1989. She was a sophomore in college coming home for the weekend. The person who hit her had been up before sunrise and working for long hours on a construction project. On his way home he passed Shannon’s car on the [...]
Ronnie Lynn Thompson
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
January 13, 1982 -
August 22, 1998
What can a Mother say about the loss of a child? I can tell you the pain never goes away, you just don’t cry every day! Your heart aches for the husband he will never be, for a daughter in law I will never know, for a grandchild [...]
Major Robert Raneri
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
May 5, 1965 -
June 26, 2002
I would like to share the story of how a drowsy driver cut short the life of Major Robert Raneri, an Army Reserve Soldier who, on June 26, 2002, was serving his country in support of Operation Noble Eagle when he was killed by a 19-year old man who admittedly [...]
Marvin B. Parks
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
June 3, 1925 -
December 21, 1999
My father, Marvin B. Parks, Jr., was born June 3rd, 1925 in Roanoke, Virginia and died at the young age of 74. On December 21st, 1999, we were hit head-on by a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. I later found out that this driver [...]
Maggie McDonnell
July 13, 2009 by sleepfoundation
Filed under Memorials and Testimonials
September 30, 1976 -
July 2, 1997
On July 2, 1997, 20-year old Maggie McDonnell was helping out a co-worker when she drove to work at 11:30 a.m. Sadly, she never made it there. She was killed by a man who fell asleep while driving and hit Maggie’s car head-on. He admitted that he had been awake [...]
