From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V6 #172 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Thursday, August 16 2007 Volume 06 : Number 172 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:19:04 EDT From: RossNTeka@aol.com Subject: Re: seven-seas Re: Ross Attenborough, A.K.A. Trippinout Thank you so much for your words. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **************Bunnymen Online Presence******************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ http://www.villiersterrace.com/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevedoughty/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:28:51 +0100 From: "Steve Griffiths" Subject: Re: seven-seas Re: Ross Attenborough, A.K.A. Trippinout Words fail me. Our thoughts are with you and your family. Steve and Holly G. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **************Bunnymen Online Presence******************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ http://www.villiersterrace.com/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevedoughty/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:02:51 EDT From: RossNTeka@aol.com Subject: Re: seven-seas Re: Ross Attenborough, A.K.A. Trippinout Thank you so much. He will be greatly missed. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **************Bunnymen Online Presence******************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ http://www.villiersterrace.com/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevedoughty/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:32:47 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas Re: Ross Attenborough, A.K.A. Trippinout I am so sorry to hear your sad news. Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:07 PM Subject: seven-seas Re: Ross Attenborough, A.K.A. Trippinout > Dear Friends, > > On the morning of August 11, 2007, Ross Attenborough, A.K.A. Trippinout > passed away in his sleep. He had a heart attack, but did not suffer. He > had > just turned 46 on August 9th. He is survived by his wife, Teka and his > son, > Austin age 8. > > I am so grateful for the times we had even though it was short. We met > at > Chapman University in 1986 and became fast friends for a few years. We > started dating in October 1991 and eventually got married in December > 1996. We had > Austin 2 years later in June 1999, a date the he had picked since I had > to > be induced. We would have been married for 11 years in December, but > were > together as a couple for 16 years. Like most married couples we had our > share > of ups and downs. However, we knew we were it for each other. We loved > each > other warts and all!! > > The legacy that he leaves behind is his passion for music. Underneath it > all he was a Dead Head and his favorite band was Echo and the Bunnymen. > Will > Seargent was his favorite guitarist. He even got to spend some time with > him > last year when they were here in the US and he played at the Galaxy > Theatre. > He was working part time at the theatre because he wanted to be around > live > music and meet old and new bands. During the day he worked for State > Farm > Insurance as a litigation specialist and was a tough and shrewd > neogotiator. > His greatest regret was not going into the music world professionally. > > Ross accomplished so much in the short time he was here with us. He > climbed > the pyramids in Egypt before they got closed to the public. He went to > Cambridge University to study for a while and he travelled to Japan. He > graduated from Chapman University with a Bachelors of Science in Finance > and a minor > in Theology. He actually graduated Cum Laude, with honors. > > He was very close to his parents Ed and Elaine and always called his mom > everyday to tell her he loved her. You can always tell how a man is going > to > treat his wife based on how he treats his mother. He treated her like > gold! > > Having Austin was the crowning achievement of his life. He loved Austin > with everything he had and then some. He would tell Austin "I love you > big > much". He would have his arms spread wide open to quantify it so Austin > could > understand his father's love for him. > > He volunteered at our church and taught junior high Sunday school. His > passion for the kids was very evident by the amount of time he spent with > them. > They just loved him!!! He was Mr. Ross to them. > > I liken Ross' life to that of a very bright star that burns out much to > quickly. I will miss him so much. He made me laugh everyday we knew > each other. > His humor is what drew me to him and made me give my heart to him. He > taught me so much about music that I never would have ever known. The > last > concert he went to last month was a Bob Dylan at the Pacific > Amphitheater. He > told me he could have died and gone to heaven. Wow!!! > > The last six weeks of his life he was the happiest. He lived his life on > his terms and very much to the fullest. I am taking comfort in the fact > that > he is with the Heavenly Father and he is at peace finally. He will be > greatly > missed by those that he touched. > > Please keep us in your prayers as I have the daunting task of raising > Ross' > son and turning him into the man he would have wanted him to be. > > Many blessings, > > Teka and Austin Attenborough > > > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > **************Bunnymen Online Presence******************** > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info > http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > http://www.villiersterrace.com/ * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevedoughty/index.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > * > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/955 - Release Date: > 15/08/2007 16:55 > > - -------------------------------------------- My mailbox is spam-free with ChoiceMail, the leader in personal and corporate anti-spam solutions. 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