cement finishers they were!

I found these pictures from 2000 when Cindy's dad was able to visit Mile High Stadium after his stroke. Her dad and brother John both worked in the concrete industry as "cement finishers"  and helped build this stadium in Denver.  Cindy always says "John was smart and could do just about anything".  We miss you both! 

remembering John

This month we remember Cindy's brother John. He was born on April 20, 1960 and sadly his life was cut short by a drunk driver while working on the job in Orlando just over 2 years ago.

Link to previous post after John's death

John Dale Baggett (April 20,1960 - Oct. 21, 2005)

I am reminded of the song from the 1960's about how "the good die young". This hit home recently when my wife's brother died in a freak accident on the job. As he was preparing the concrete pump truck for work, someone drove through the barriers and two lanes of closed road and hit John. He died instantly, which is some comfort. John professed to be a Christian when he was young, and we have that hope that we will see him again one day in Heaven. Here are some photos from the last 10-15 years to remember him.


family picture from January, 1993

Photo also from 1993 showing a young John, very young Joel, J.L., Jason and Doris

John and his dad, J.L., taken during the contruction of Mile High Stadium in Denver, CO. Note the classic look of John in shorts and flip flops!

This photo taken of John at Lake Superior about a year ago.

Yes, that is an alligator John is kissing! This is one of the last photos of John when he was living near Orlando, Fl.