****THE FUNERAL PROGRAM FOR RONNIE LYNN THOMPSON****
****A NOTE TO RONNIE'S FAMILY FROM PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON****
****LETTER WRITTEN TO RONNIE'S MOM FROM THE MARINE RONNIE HAD BEEN TRAINING WITH THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT.****
****RONNIE'S GRADUATION FROM "BOOT CAMP"****
THE U.S. ARMY VALUES LOYALTY
BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, THE ARMY, YOUR UNIT AND OTHER SOLDIERS. DUTY FULFILL YOUR OBLIGATIONS.b>
RESPECT TREAT PEOPLE AS THEY SHOULD BE TREATED. SELFLESS SERVICE PUT THE WELFARE OF THE NATION, THE ARMY, AND SUBORDINATES BEFORE YOUR OWN. HONOR LIVE UP TO ALL THE ARMY VALUES. INTEGRITY DO WHAT IS RIGHT LEGALLY AND MORALLY. PERSONAL COURAGE FACE FEAR, DANGER, OR ADVERSITY.
IN LOVING MEMORY RONNIE LYNN THOMPSON
RONNIE, YOU WILL BE MISSED DEEPLY. YOU'RE TIME WITH US CUT WAY TO SOON. YOU WILL REMAIN IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES FOREVER. EVERYDAY GETS A LITTLE BRIGHTER WITH YOU IN OUR MEMORIES. YOU'RE IN HEAVEN WITH THE ANGELS NOW, BUT IN OUR HEARTS AND SOULS FOREVER. YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN FROM HEAVEN WATCHING OUT FOR YOU'RE FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOW. RONNIE YOU AND YOU'RE LOVED ONES WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR PRAYERS. GOD BLESS GARTH
NODD No Drowsy Driving Ronnie Lynn Thompson Memory's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Price, UT
Body type:
5' 10" / Slim / Slender
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Christian - other
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn
Smoke / Drink:
No / No
Education:
High school
Occupation:
Angel In Heaven
NODD No Drowsy Driving Ronnie Lynn Thompson Memory's Schools
Taylorsville High
Taylorsville, UT
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: ARMY JROTC
Clubs: J.R.O.T.C.
1997 to 1998
Western Hs
Las Vegas, NV
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: AIR FORCE JROTC
Clubs: AIR FORCE JROTC
1996 to 1997
NODD No Drowsy Driving Ronnie Lynn Thompson Memory's Companies
Subway Salt Lake City, Utah US
1998
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PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY AND READ THE BLOGS! THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. THERE ARE FIVE PAGES OF BLOGS WITH A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION ON DROWSY DRIVING.
"IF A DISEASE WERE KILLING OUR CHILDREN IN THE PROPORTION THAT ACCIDENTS ARE, PEOPLE WOULD BE OUTRAGED AND DEMAND THIS KILLER BE STOPPED!"
C. Everett Koop
DID YOU KNOW: MORE PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM DROWSY DRIVING THAN FROM DRUNK DRIVING!
IF YOU ARE FEELING TIRED OR DROWSY, PLEASE DON'T GET BEHIND THE WHEEL! THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY!
HE ONLY TOOK MY HAND............
LAST NIGHT WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SLEEP,
MY SON'S VOICE I DID HEAR
I OPENED MY EYES AND LOOKED AROUND BUT HE DID NOT APPEAR!
HE SAID "MOM YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN,
YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND.....
GOD DIDN'T TAKE ME FROM YOU, MOM....
HE ONLY TOOK MY HAND!!
WHEN I CALLED OUT IN PAIN THAT NIGHT,
THE INSTANT THAT I DIED........
HE REACHED DOWN AND TOOK MY HAND......
AND PULLED ME TO HIS SIDE!!!
HE PULLED ME UP AND SAVED ME....
FROM THE MISERY AND PAIN.....
MY BODY WAS HURT SO BADLY INSIDE.....
I COULD NEVER BE THE SAME!!!
MY SEARCH IS REALLY OVER NOW,
I'VE FOUND HAPPINESS WITHIN.....
ALL THE ANSWERS TO MY EMPTY DREAMS.....
AND ALL THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!!
I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO.....
AND I'LL ALWAYS BE NEARBY....
MY BODYS GONE FOREVER.....
BUT MY SPIRIT WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!!!!
AND SO, YOU MUST GO ON NOW.....
LIVE ONE DAY AT A TIME....
JUST UNDERSTAND.....
GOD DID NOT TAKE ME FROM YOU.....
HE ONLY TOOK MY HAND"!!!
~AUTHOR UNKNOWN~
~ 10 YEARS IN HEAVEN ~
MISSING YOU!
Who I'd like to meet: PLEASE VISIT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
http://www.youtube.com/drowsydriving001
"HOW DO YOU TELL SOMEONE YOUR SORRY YOU DROVE CARELESSLY....AND KILLED THEIR CHILD?"
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CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO VIEW SOME SITES THAT HAVE INCLUED RONNIE.
http://www.angelmoms.com/dates/august.html
THIS JUST SHOWS RONNIE'S NAME & ANGEL DATE OF AUGUST 22, 1998
http://www.angelmoms.com/causes/accidents.html
THIS SHOWS RONNIE'S NAME AND HOW HE DIED.
http://www.Ronnie_Thompson-virtual-memorials.com
THIS HAS A SHORT STORY ABOUT RONNIE AND A GUEST BOOK YOU
CAN SIGN
www.drowsydriving.org
THE LINK BELOW IS A TRIBUTE TO RONNIE LYNN THOMPSON,
WRITTEN BY HIS MOM
http://www.drowsydriving.org/site/c.lqLPIROCKtF/b.3414785/k.7CE4/Ronnie_Lynn_Thompson.htm
OTHER PLACES YOU CAN FIND RONNIE IS:
www.zerofatalities.com,
http://www.geoecities.com/ronnielynnsmemory/
DROWSY DRIVING IS A CONCERN NATIONWIDE AND UTAH IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AIMED AT PREVENTING FATIGUED-RELATED CRASHES! IN UTAH, IN 2004, 32 PEOPLE DIED AND 563 WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF SOMEONE FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL!
According to a Utah Department of Public Safety poll, 40% of adult drivers in Utah - about 642,000 people - say they have fallen asleep or nodded off for even a moment, while driving. In fact, of those who have nodded off, four percent - approximately 64,000 drivers - admitted they were involved in a crash because they fell asleep at the wheel. Surprisingly, 56% of these fatigued drivers reported that they dozed off during daytime hours between noon and 9:00 p.m.
To help prevent drowsy driving, before hitting the road, drivers should:
Get a good night's sleep
Plan to drive long trips with a companion
Schedule regular stops, every 100 miles or two hours
Avoid alcohol and medications that impair performance
Seek diagnosis and treatment if you experience frequent daytime drowsiness
The best way to prevent drowsy driving is to watch for warning signs of fatigue and get some sleep. Either take a 10-20 minute nap or find a safe place to sleep for the night.
DRUNK or DROWSY?
STUDY FINDS MANY POLICE OFFICERS MISTAKE TIRED DRIVERS FOR DRUNK DRIVERS!
WASHINGTON, DC – NEARLY NINE OUT OF EVERY TEN POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDING TO AN AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRRAFFIC SAFETY INTERNET SURVEY REPORTED THEY HAD STOPPED A DRIVER WHO THEY BELIEVED WAS DRUNK, BUT TURNED OUT TO BE DROWSY
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AT LEAST 71,000 PEOPLE ARE INJURED IN FALL-ASLEEP CRASHES EACH YEAR AND A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RELATED FATALITIES IS 1,500.
NHTSA ESTIMATES THE MONETARY LOSSES EACH YEAR AS RESULT OF THESE CRASHES REPRESENT $12.5 BILLION.
MOUNTING EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE NUMBERS ARE MUCH HIGHER!!
Did You Know: More people die each year from drowsy driving than from drunk driving.
If you are feeling tired or drowsy, please don't get behind the wheel. The results could be deadly! In Utah, driving while fatigued causes more motor vehicle fatalities than drunk driving. Unfortunately, there is no test to determine sleepiness as there is for intoxication. So, how can you tell if you are "driving while drowsy"?
Warning Signs Include:
Difficulty focusing, frequent blinking, or heavy eyelids
Daydreaming or wandering thoughts
Trouble remembering the last few miles driven
Yawning repeatedly or rubbing your eyes
Trouble keeping your head up
Drifting from your lane, tailgating, or hitting a shoulder rumble strip
Feeling restless and irritable
Are You at Risk? Before you drive, check to see if you are:
Sleep-deprived or fatigued (6 hours of sleep or less triples your risk)
Suffering from sleep loss (insomnia), poor quality sleep, or a sleep debt
Driving long distances without proper rest breaks
Driving through the night, mid-afternoon or when you would normally be asleep
Taking sedating medications (antidepressants, cold tablets, antihistamines)
Working more than 60 hours a week (increases your risk by 40%)
Working more than one job and your main job involves shift work
Drinking even small amounts of alcohol
Driving alone or on a long, rural, dark or boring road
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89% OF POLICE OFFICERS AGREED THAT DROWSY DRIVING IS AS DANGEROUS AS DRUNK DRIVING!
93% OF POLICE OFFICERS BELIEVED DROWSY DRIVING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM!
93% AGREED THAT DROWSY DRIVING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR PASSENGER CAR DRIVERS!
97% AGREED THAT DROWSY DRIVING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS!
95% AGREED THAT DRIVERS WHO CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THEY ARE TIRED SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH A DRIVING VIOLATION!
96% AGREED THAT MORE EDUCATION IS NEEDED TO INFORM DRIVERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DROWSY DRIVING!
“THROUGH RELEASING THE RESULTS OF OUR DROWSY DRIVING SURVEY, WE HOPE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE,” NOTED PETER KISSINGER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, OF THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY.
THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION (NSF) CREATED www.drowsydriving.org,
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“THROUGH OUR SITE, WE ARE SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP AND BEING ALERT BEHIND THE WHEEL!"
WE ALSO DEBUNK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REMEDIES PEOPLE OFTEN ASSOCIATE WITH HELPING THEM STAY AWAKE WHEN DRIVING...SUCH AS ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN OR TURNING UP THE VOLUME OF THE RADIO!”
A NHTSA-SPONSORED GALLUP SURVEY IN 2002 FOUND THAT 95 % OF THE DRIVING POPULATION CONSIDERS DROWSY DRIVING BY OTHER PEOPLE TO BE A THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY!
ABOUT 37% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY HAD FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFE!
10% OF THOSE, OR AN ESTIMATED 7.5 MILLION DRIVERS, HAD DONE SO WITHIN THE MONTH PRECEDING THE SURVEY!
IN A 1999 STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE AAA FOUNDATION, RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER INVESTIGATED THE EXPERIENCES OF A SAMPLE OF DRIVERS WHO HAD RECENTLY BEEN INVOLVED IN DROWSY DRIVING CRASHES....
1/4 OF DRIVERS WHO HAD FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, AND ABOUT 1/3 OF THOSE IN CRASHES ATTRIBUTED TO FATIGUE.
REPORTED SLEEPING AN AVERAGE OF LESS THAN 6 HOURS PER NIGHT. ONLY ABOUT 11% OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN CRASHES UNRELATED TO FATIGUE,
AND LESS THAN 7% OF DRIVERS NOT INVOLVED IN CRASHES REPORTED SLEEPING SO LITTLE!
VISIT www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/sleep.PDF FOR THE FULL REPORT!
TO DRIVE ALERT AND ARRIVE ALIVE, THE AAA FOUNDATION SUGGESTS.
NOT DRIVING WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPY.
STOPPING DRIVING IF YOU BECOME SLEEPY WHILE ON THE ROAD.
SINCE IT TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES FOR CAFFEINE TO ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM, TAKE A 20-30 MINUTE NAP WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE CAFFEINE TO TAKE EFFECT.
GETTING PLENTY IF SLEEP (AT LEAST SIX HOURS) THE NIGHT BEFORE A LONG TRIP.
NOT PLANNING TO WORK ALL DAY AND THEN DRIVE ALL NIGHT.
TRAVELING AT TIMES WHEN YOU ARE NORMALLY AWAKE, AND STAYING OVERNIGHT RATHER THAN DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH.
AVOIDING SLEEPY TIMES OF DAY. TAKE A MID-AFTERNOON NAP AND FIND A PLACE TO SLEEP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 A.M.
TRAVELING WITH AN AWAKE PASSENGER.
TAKE A BREAK EVERY TWO HOURS OR EVERY 100 MILES.
THE AAA FOUNDATIONS'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT TRAFFIC DEATHS AND INJURIES BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THEIR CAUSES AND BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT STRATEGIES TO PREVENT CRASHES AND REDUCE THE IMPACT WHEN THEY DO OCCUR!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
www.SleepSmartDriveSmart.com
www.DrowsyDriving.org
www.crashprevention.org
www.zerofatalties.com
http://www.highwaysafety.utah.gov
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
www.trafficsafety.org
www.usa.safekids.org
www.aaa.com
www.parentsempowered.org
www.utahsafetycouncil.org
www.health.utah.gov/vipp/
www.dont-drive-stupid.com
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..Some people think they have it hard it might be true but the only way they have it hard cause they are not listing to there heart at all cause they only know that way then any other way at all next time if we have it hard stop and listing to are heart before we act.
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RONNIE LYNN THOMPSON 1/13/1982 ~ 8/22/1998
HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY!!!
LOVE, MOM, ART, CANDACE & YOUR FAMILY
....
Love You
