Mark Haddad Fatally Injured in Car Crash
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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
Here is what the GFM page reads in greater part. I do not know enough about GFM to comment, so someone else will have to explain what is up. There does seem to be some remedy if donors are aggrieved.
I would suggest that, other than having enough money to do what is ABSOLUTELY necessary, forget about the money for the time being. (Terrible things are always happening over dead folk's money.) An appropriate burial and family relations are the critical points right now. Let time and karma work on everything else.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAS OCCURRED HERE, AND I CAST BLAME ON NO ONE. I AM SIMPLY OFFERING MY OBSERVATIONS based on many years of wrestling with such controversy.
Grief can cause some people to do some very strange things and act completely out of character. I have seen enough of the raw edge of human emotion to know that there are some things which cannot be understood or explained or corrected. The only thing that helps is to let go of the resentment and anger and depend upon the love one holds for the deceased.
I am sorry that I am so disorganized in expressing my thoughts, but this stuff brings up too much and the less I deal with it the better off I am. Still, love must prevail and light a path through this wilderness. This is an occasion when it is critical to support and assist and, ultimately, nothing else is of any real significance. The rest of it will work out, or not. Intact relationships are so much more important than everything else.
AND, I know y'all have been through similar situations yourselves. I by no means have a monopoly here. These people need the benefit of your knowledge. Let something good come from the bad experiences you have been through. Help these good folks navigate this most turbulent passage.
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My life is upside down, sideways, and I feel like my heart has been stepped on and my arm has been ripped off alongside my right-hand man.
Next month would have been our 20th anniversary of being together (since 2004) and you asked me to marry you in 2007 and I still wear all of the original rings you bought me.
I can't go into our bedroom yet and last night I had to hide your little green shoes from the living room that were staring a hole into me.
I know you are with all of your immediate family members (Mom, Dad, older brother Alex, older sister Darlene (2023), and your baby brother Stan (2024) who we are still waiting for his cremated ashes.
This is so surreal, my worst nightmare ever!
Friends and family, I truly need your support Mark's body is in some small-town morgue in GA, and he needs to be flown back to Colorado and given a proper burial.
Where is your cue, your clothes, and your favorite watch you were wearing?
I have no idea what I am doing.
Oh God, please give me strength and courage to live on without him.
Bella, our little 10-year-old Pitty knows something is wrong, she was very restless last night!
The logistics: At approximately 2:00 PM yesterday July 12th, 2024, Mark Haddad and his son Mark Jr. were involved in a highway accident where the two back tires exploded and forced the truck to roll multiple times near Daulton, GA. Both were ejected from the vehicle Mark Sr was pronounced deceased at the scene, and Mark Jr. was rushed to the hospital where he will likely stay due to a broken neck, the doctors are determining if he will go into surgery or not in the next few hours.
The good news, if any is that Mark Jr. was with his dad until his last breath.
Thank you all so much for the messages, phone calls, and text messages, I have read every single one of them and am truly thankful for his friends and extended pool family.
I am going to miss you champ, you have no idea!
I would suggest that, other than having enough money to do what is ABSOLUTELY necessary, forget about the money for the time being. (Terrible things are always happening over dead folk's money.) An appropriate burial and family relations are the critical points right now. Let time and karma work on everything else.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAS OCCURRED HERE, AND I CAST BLAME ON NO ONE. I AM SIMPLY OFFERING MY OBSERVATIONS based on many years of wrestling with such controversy.
Grief can cause some people to do some very strange things and act completely out of character. I have seen enough of the raw edge of human emotion to know that there are some things which cannot be understood or explained or corrected. The only thing that helps is to let go of the resentment and anger and depend upon the love one holds for the deceased.
I am sorry that I am so disorganized in expressing my thoughts, but this stuff brings up too much and the less I deal with it the better off I am. Still, love must prevail and light a path through this wilderness. This is an occasion when it is critical to support and assist and, ultimately, nothing else is of any real significance. The rest of it will work out, or not. Intact relationships are so much more important than everything else.
AND, I know y'all have been through similar situations yourselves. I by no means have a monopoly here. These people need the benefit of your knowledge. Let something good come from the bad experiences you have been through. Help these good folks navigate this most turbulent passage.
Help Bring Mark Haddad Home to be Laid to Rest
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My life is upside down, sideways, and I feel like my heart has been stepped on and my arm has been ripped off alongside my right-hand man.
Next month would have been our 20th anniversary of being together (since 2004) and you asked me to marry you in 2007 and I still wear all of the original rings you bought me.
I can't go into our bedroom yet and last night I had to hide your little green shoes from the living room that were staring a hole into me.
I know you are with all of your immediate family members (Mom, Dad, older brother Alex, older sister Darlene (2023), and your baby brother Stan (2024) who we are still waiting for his cremated ashes.
This is so surreal, my worst nightmare ever!
Friends and family, I truly need your support Mark's body is in some small-town morgue in GA, and he needs to be flown back to Colorado and given a proper burial.
Where is your cue, your clothes, and your favorite watch you were wearing?
I have no idea what I am doing.
Oh God, please give me strength and courage to live on without him.
Bella, our little 10-year-old Pitty knows something is wrong, she was very restless last night!
The logistics: At approximately 2:00 PM yesterday July 12th, 2024, Mark Haddad and his son Mark Jr. were involved in a highway accident where the two back tires exploded and forced the truck to roll multiple times near Daulton, GA. Both were ejected from the vehicle Mark Sr was pronounced deceased at the scene, and Mark Jr. was rushed to the hospital where he will likely stay due to a broken neck, the doctors are determining if he will go into surgery or not in the next few hours.
The good news, if any is that Mark Jr. was with his dad until his last breath.
Thank you all so much for the messages, phone calls, and text messages, I have read every single one of them and am truly thankful for his friends and extended pool family.
I am going to miss you champ, you have no idea!
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The combo of grief and money does strange things to people. I have seen those in my own life act completely out of character.
Tough times ahead for this family.
I hope they are able to navigate the rough seas.
Tough times ahead for this family.
I hope they are able to navigate the rough seas.
I will not permit any passengers in my car without belts on.
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One thing I have taken away from this experience is that everybody, no matter what assets you own in life, should have a last will and testament, at least explaining your wishes for internment, whether a burial or cremation. Also, a personal representative or executor needs to be named in the will.
I have a will that I created with LegalZoom, which cost a few hundred dollars. After witnessing what is happening to Mark Haddad, one side saying he wanted to be buried with his family in California and the other side saying he wanted to be buried with them in Colorado, I made an appointment with a lawyer. It is going to cost me $450 just for the consultation and then I have to pay half of what she will charge for the services rendered. I'm willing to fork out $1,000-plus to avoid this debacle from happening when it's my time to meet my maker.
You'd think when somebody dies, the family and loved ones would get together, but it seems to not work out that way when there is not a will.
Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
By being organized and certain of what you want to achieve before you go see the lawyer, you can save yourself some money. "On the clock" is not the time to be wrestling with such issues. Lawyers do need to be paid for their time, but you should make the most of it.
Good advice. The law office sent me a questionnaire to fill out with all the info needed, I think. Also, my father was a lawyer, and I am a court reporter by trade. Though my knowledge of law is limited for sure, I have seen such horrific things happening to folks in the past who were not prepared.
