Prayers Requested November 21, 2006
Posted by Retired Geezer in AA - Uncategorized.trackback
Our son was in a helicopter crash today while on a Search and Rescue mission.
Please pray for him and the officer who was with him.
His name is Brian Grayson and the officer’s name is Kevin Orr.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=664030
Thank you.
UPDATE:
Picture of Flyin’ Brian on the mend here.
I’m so sorry, RG. We will definitely have them both in our prayers.
and will you please keep us updated?
Aw man RG, I’m sorry. Already said a prayer for him, brother. Please keep us posted when you can.
Same here, Pat, and we’ll remember you and Mrs. G in our prayers also. It’s hard to imagine how difficult this must be.
same here.
Here’s his website, if it helps you get a handle on who you’re praying for.
http://heliman.us
One of the stations was reporting that the same helicopter was involved in a ‘pilot error’ crash in Idaho.
That is correct however my son was not the pilot. His company bought the helicopter after it was rebult.
RG, email me brotha
I have and will continue to pray. My heart aches for you all right now.
All my best, RG. Already rolling on the prayers.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, RG.
all my prayers to you and your family, geez.
Oh, Jesus, that’s awful. You and they are in my prayers, too.
Here’s what we know (think):
They were searching for a missing woman.
They hit some unmarked power lines.
They may or may not have gone down in water.
My son has a compound fracture of his leg, bruised kidney, possible concussion and other unknown injuries.
Sadly, the Officer is not in such good shape.
It’s all rumor, we don’t know anything for sure.
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Sending prayers up into the skies where he first flew.
Please let us know when you hear anything more.
I’m sorry, brother. Thoughts and prayers are with him and your family.
them and your family
Holy cow dude! Our prayers are with him and your family!
The kids and I have started praying for Brian, Kevin and you two. Please know that our hearts and thoughts are with you. Don’t feel obligated to keep us up to date - you’ve got enough to do.
But in case you find yourself at loose ends, I’ll be staying close to IB all night.
My family and I will keep Brian and Kevin in our prayers, RG.
Mrs. G just got off the phone with Flyin’ Brian.
He sounded really old cause he is drugged up with pain meds.
He has a compound fracture of his leg, broken nose and multiple cuts.
He got choked up when he told us that if it wasn’t for the other people on the ground, searching for the woman, they both would have died because they crashed in the river. The other searchers pulled them out.
We’re going to drive to SLC tomorrow.
Brian comes under the heading of Praise but please continue to pray for Kevin Orr.
Great news, RG, and we’ll continue to remember Kevin.
That’s great to hear.
Here’s some video:
News Link.
Let’s all keep praying for Kevin Orr.
Wow. I’m glad to hear that Brian’s still kicking. I’ll keep Kevin in our prayers too, RG.
RG,
Sounds like it’s been a tough day. And not over yet. But it is Thanksgiving, and we’re all thankful he’s going to be with you for many more. I can only assume you’ve brought him up correctly and he’ll be cracking jokes about how to get stuffing through the IV tube (hint: thin with turkey gravy). Also, broken noses lend character.
Compound fracture of the leg, though….that’ll be tough.
Still thinking of Kevin Orr too. Any word on the missing woman?
When you say you’re shipping the feral cat to Wickedpinto, is the advice to wear gloves for him or the cat?
Our hopes and thoughts are with your son and Mr. Orr.
I’m glad to hear that Brian’s still kicking.
Bad choice of words there with the compound fracture of the leg and all.
Your son didnt’ know anything about Kevin Orr? The video made it sound rather ominous.
Ours have been added also.
Retired Geezer’s Son In a Helicopter Crash
Keep him in your thoughts and prayers….
Your son didnt’ know anything about Kevin Orr? The video made it sound rather ominous.
I don’t think they wanted to tell him anything that might upset him.
You guys are in all of our prayers over here as well.
I said a prayer for you all.
You all are in the prayer basket down here in VA.
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Get some sleep, RG, you’ve got some driving to do tomorrow.
My prayers and thoughts are with you, your son, Orr, and all families involved. May Heaven shower all concerned with grace, mercy, swift healing, comfort, and strength.
Neranenah bishu’atekha, uvshem Eloheynu nidgol: y’malei Adonai kol mish’alotekha.
We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
(Psalm 20:5)
Prayers and best wishes to both of them, and to both of you, RG and MrsRG.
My best wishes and prayers as well.
I’m gonna hit the hay.
Thanks everybody.
Good luck, man.
Geezer, happy to know that Brian is doing fine. I am sure he will be up and kicking in no time. We pray for Kevin Orr.
I will keep them both in my prayers. And yes, thank God your son sounds like he escaped.
I hope he comes through okay. Hang in there.
My prayers are with your son, Kevin Orr, your family and Kevin’s family. May God keep all of you close to His heart and comfort and heal all of you.
Whew. I saw this on Ace’s blog and immediately assumed the worst.
I’m sorry to hear they were hurt but glad to hear that Brian will be okay, and hoping to soon hear the same for Kevin. Sending good thoughts out to both gentlemen and their families.
Good to hear that your son will be okay, hoping to hear that Kevin also pulls through.
Best wishes to you all.
I will be praying for a smooth recovery for your son, and will pray for Kevin. God bless you all.
It’s not right for decent people to suffer.
I’ll keep an eye on him(the cat) for you, till everything is as it should be.
We’ll keep your family in our prayers.
We’ll keep him in our prayers, RG.
Praise and prayers.
Wow. Search and rescue. I hike; I light little candles at the altar of the men of search and rescue. I pray they never risk their valuable hides having to search and rescue the likes of me.
Best of luck to your son — it sounds promising.
Thinking of them right now. Safe travel geezer.
Hang in there, and I hope everything comes out okay.
so sad, obviously we all shall pray for them. May God help them and they return back safely.
We will be praying!
Praying for ya.
R.G., If you get a chance, check your email.
Thoughts and Prayers, Man of Substance.
Your friend,
Jack.
Prayers for a smooth and full recovery for your son, prayers for Orr, for the lost woman and the other search and rescue personel.
Been away and just saw the news here.
RG, your son, Mr Orr and their familys will be in our prayers here.
God bless the rescuers.
Prayers to crash victim
Everyone pray for the 2 victims of the crash please.
Best wishes for a full recovery, both for Brian and Kevin. Heres hoping you and yours have an extra measure to be thankful for this season.
Do not fear, God is with them. Everything is going to be ok.
For our God is faithful and near to those of sincere concern in love toward others (love your neighbor as yourself). You are in my prayers. God bless you and your family!
Tony
RG -
My htoughts are with your family and Kevin.
I am sorry I didn’t see this until this morning. My prayers for fast healing for your son, and prayers for you an Mrs. Geezer. Seek comfort in the Lord, as he is the Great Comforter.
Prayers bring miracles. I have prayed for them and will do
so again…..and for you.
Love to you all, as well.
Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family today.
Blessings,
Ronda
Your family will be in my prayers.
Our prayers for Bryan, Kevin and their families.
All of us at CALSTAR have you all in our thoughts and prayers. Get Well soon Odie, we love ya.
I will keep him in my prayers. May God bless you and all your family.
Brian was a California Shock Trauma Air Rescue pilot for a few years.
Everybody called him Odie because he would press his face up against the glass windows whenever anything took off or landed.
RG and Mrs. RG, I will pray for them both, and will include them in our grace tomorrow.
Good luck and G-d’s grace to you all.
Tom
I am a flight nurse that flew with Brian in California at CALSTAR. He is the sweetest most kind person I know. He is in my prayers. I will be checking back frequently for updates.
My thoughts and prayers to your son, his crew and your family rg.
Our thoughts and prayers with them. May god rest them in peace for all eternity.
Best wishes, RG.
Sad news.
Please pray for Kevin Orr’s family.
We’re out the door and on the road.
Just got off the phone with Mrs. RG and we are so thankful Brian is going to be ok and that the Lord had people there to help him immediately. We will continue our prayers for him constantly. I will also be praying for Kevin and the missing girl and family members of both. Thank God we have people like Brian and Mr. Orr to help us when we need help. They are heroes in my eyes. Lastly I’m praying for your safe trip over and back. Please let me know if you guys need anything on the home front while you are away. Hugs - LD
I just got this email from one of Brian’s Flight Instructors.
He gave me permission to post it.
damn.
you got it! I’ll be praying for them both tonight, and add them to my prayer group list at church on Sunday.
For those of you who didn’t see Geezer’s link, Kevin has died from his injuries. May he rest in peace.
Flyin Brian I am praying for you Kevin and your families, We all hope for a speedy recovery, I will be in contact with you shortly.
CHOPDOC Calstar 1
The prayers must have helped, because a crash like that could have been so much worse. I hope that Kevin wasn’t in pain when he died; for a man of action, surely it is better to die in the act of helping others than in any other way, although surely it doesn’t minimize the loss to those he leaves behind. I honour his memory, and my prayers are with you and Brian and for the missing woman as well.
I hope that at the very least this will give the power companies incentive to mark their wires; it’s unconscionably dangerous to leave them unmarked.
A moment of silence for Kevin and his loved ones. May this heroic loss only bring his family closer together. May God bless Brian with strength and courage in his recovery. My regards.
Wow…I don’t know what to say. I guess as a “blogger” we all try to share our world with everyone, the good and the bad. But sometimes as we write, we are in another place. This has brought it home for me. So many lives and people we talk to and touch…even if we don’t realize it at times.
My prayers are with all of you as you begin to cope with this tragedy. Brian stay strong and look to God in the difficult times ahead. He is always there.
My heart and prayers are with you tonight.
Thanks again, everybody.
We visited Brian in the hospital. He looks like he was in a fight with Mike Tyson except he still has his ear.
He has a broken leg, broken nose, broken eye socket, fractured vertibrae and other stuff.
He was greatly encouraged by the calls he received from his friends and former work partners.
He’s in room 606 at the University of Utah Medical Center.
I don’t have the number right now but he would love to hear from his friends.
I posted this at AoS, but I wanted to cross post it here.
There is a special place in heaven for those that give their lives in the act of protecting or helping others. Kevin Orr has earned that place. His death diminishes us all, but we are extremely blessed to have had a man like him on this Earth.
Brian has also earned his place, but, thankfully, has been allowed to stay with us for a while longer. RG, you should take great pride in having raised a man like your son. His bravery and selfless commitment speaks volumes about his upbringing. Thank you for giving the world a man like Brian.
It is hard to see a loved one in a bad physical way like that.
Geezer clan hang tough.
As I write, it is 23 minutes into Thanksgiving morning. Let us give thanks for family today.
I’m glad Brian is doing well. My prayers go out to him, and the Geezers, and to Kevin’s family.
Checking back in; have been thinking about both gentlemen all day. I’m glad Flyin Brian wasn’t injured worse than he is. My heart goes out to Kevin’s family.
Thank you for the many updates, RG.
it is 23 minutes into Thanksgiving morning. Let us give thanks for family today
Amen, Sister.
Brian kept saying “I can’t believe I’m alive”.
Actually he kept whispering it, cause he doesn’t have the energy to speak just yet.
The nurses call the room he is in, the Lucky Room because the guy in the next bed just had his leg cut off by a train. He’s a RR worker that slipped but only lost his leg and not his life.
They are both lucky.
Here’s two
Miraclescoincidences:Brian’s best friend lives in Oregon. He just happened to be at the same hospital because his daughter is having a baby. He happened to read the paper about the crash and just walked down the hall into Brian’s room.
The helicopter hit live powerlines which wrapped around the skids when they went down in the water. Nobody got electrocuted, even the rescue workers who pulled them out of the chopper.
I want to apologize if I made anyone uncomfortable by requesting prayer. I fully realize that many of my IB friends aren’t believers. I’m happy just for positive thoughts.
I can’t improve upon what WiserBud said. I’m glad he reposted it here. Thanks, WB: what you said.
But I’ve always been curious - shouldn’t it be WeiserBud?
I’m positive my thoughts were happy.
ba dum dum dum.
PAT & PAM, I WILL DROP TO MY KNEES TONIGHT IN PRAYER FOR MY BROTHER! WE WILL LIFT BRIAN UP AT THE LIGHT BOOTH BIBLE STUDY . I SPEAK FOR ALL HIS FRIENDS AT BALLYS - A SPEEDY RECOVERY & PRAISE GOD FOR BRAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ………… YOU TWO ARE IN MY PRAYERS ALSO ! KEEP ME IN TOUCH BRO. LOVE BILLY
We will lift Brian up at the lightbooth Bible study.
Billy works backstage at Bally’s Las Vegas. He’s a strong Christian and one of the founders of the Bible Study that we had in my Light Booth. I didn’t realize it was still going on. Stagehands, Showgirls and Dancers all attended. Brian used to work backstage before he got his first helicopter job, all the old stagehands remember him.
My daughter was married in the Lightbooth, with a couple of dancers as witnesses. True story.
“Prayers Requested” is now appearing on the WordPress home page on the “Hot Posts Today” list.
Did it get “growing blogs” and “top blogs” too? I assume they’re all related.
We have a lot to be thankful for today, and that encourages me to keep praying for the family of Kevin Orr and the missing woman they were searching for.
We’re always on the list of the Top 100 English blogs, but I just checked and we’ve shot up to No. 11. With our current traffic volumes, I’m guessing it’s pretty hard for us to get noticed as a “growing blog” any more.
I’m hoping a little good will come from Geezer’s post if it helps some of the thousands who have read it to be thankful for their loved one’s today.
Yeah, some good has already come of it. I just printed out all the comments to take to the hospital to show Brian.
Skinbad just called to see how things are doing.
I’m kind of amazed at all the people who took the time to comment and even Link the post. I’ve never seen Ace, Wuzzadem or Dave @ GR do that.
I’m humbled.
Don’t take your happiness for granted.
Always tell you loved ones you love them when saying goodbye.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thoughts and prayers with Brian and Kevins family. Timmy Calstar1
I am praying for you and your son and family. Know God is with you, loves you and your son, and will be with you always.
God Bless you
I’m Praying for you all. God Bless.
Not sure if RG or anyone has checked out this link today but they found the girl. Sad news.
Here is a copy and paste of the link:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=669465
Pat and Pam
Sure sorry to hear the news and I hope that your son is doing good. We sure miss living by the best neighbors in the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. If you need anything please let us know
The Riley’s Kaitlyn says she loves you both
Hello Brian,
I’ve got many good memories of our time together in Concord. I hope you get well soon. Send me an email or give me a call sometime.
Sincerely,
Loren
Hey Brian,
Holy cow! I don’t even know what to say, except get better quick! I’m so proud of you and all you’ve accomplished….and so sorry that you’re facing this difficult time. You just hang in there and get better. Drop me a line when you’re feeling up to it. I’m keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Take care of you. All the best from everyone in Vegas!
Love,
Rachel
Rachel’s mom here…Brian delivered flowers to my school in Las Vegas for someone else; but, being Brian, he came to my room just to say “hello!” Rachel’s continued contact with Brian has allowed me to follow his flying career and despite not being in touch personally, I have felt pride in his fantastic accomplishments. My thoughts are with you more often than you may realize…even right this minute.
Hello all,
I just received an email about one of my best friends, Flyin’ Brian. Brian, Mark Davies and myself lived together in a company trailer house for many months while working for American Aviation in Lafayette, LA. I also flew the fixed wing airplane while Brian did the live traffick reports over a local radio station. I remember once, much to my surprise while doing a report, that Brian blurted out, “Don’t go down Ambassador Caffery, it’s backed up like a bar room toilet!” I’m not sure the radio station appreciated his very accurate account of the situation.
I have flown many hours with Brian and have the utmost respect for his flying abilities. I love him as my own brother. I have never known anyone that after meeting Brian, did not come away from the meeting with a smile on their face. I can still see him doing hand stands in the lobby of American… God speed, brother! I am praying for you.
I’ve sent an e-mail to Brian’s e-mail address, Pat. Please see that he gets to read it, will you?
How about an update on his condition?
Brian, I hope you can feel the love and encouragement radiating your way from Southern California!
Pete
Flyin ‘ Brian (ODIE)
Our prayers are with all involved, glad to here your going home in one piece, gone are the Calstar days for us working together now ,onto new horizons get better soon.
Pete (Polish Pilot)
Brian, Words don’t come easy, we were shocked, saddened, relieved and concerned all at once. Daniel, my 7 yr. old, and I have said prayers for your recovery. Keep us in the loop on how you are doing.
Love from your NJ friends,
Adam, Janet, Daniel and Brendan
Update: Yippee! Brian is going to be released from the hospital today.
He’s going to spend the night at a hotel in SLC then fly out to Reno tomorrow.
He might need help getting up his driveway, I think it snowed at his house.
He has to use a walker to get around.
Brian:
We are so relieved you are doing OK, and that you are going home. As you heal, and are up to it, please keep in touch. Thanks to your Dad for keeping us so well informed.
Brian
im relieved you are ok please call as soon as you are able it would be great to hear your voice my prayers and thoughts are with you ,,, Roy (Holmes)
Brian,
You really have always been my favorite client. I just found out from Liz what happened - when she started telling me, my heart just stopped. I was told that you are going to be ok - and on your way home. It looks like you might already be home - that is great news!! I just wanted to send my best wishes to you and your family. I saw a picture of your cute little mom - I bet she is so relieved! If there is anything that I or Liz can do for you - please let us know. It’s such a relief to know that you are going to be ok. Get well soon.
This is Jolene - I used to work at Allstate - I just want you to know who is talking to you.
Site Admin, I’ve copied Jolene’s phone, could you erase it so
Wickedpintostalkers won’t bother her?Done.
Brian has wimmins all over the country!
Flyin’ Brian,
Randy called, I just flew a 24hr round trip flight back into Honolulu from Sydney. I was shocked to hear what happened. Laura and I are praying for you for a quick recovery and praying for officer Orr’s family. Brian, I remember both of us flying out of helicopter services working on our helicopter certificates. We had some great times and good memories, and you will always be one of the finest pilots I have known and flown with. Rotorheads rule and so do B-767s
Brian take care keep in touch. Pat and Pam, you take care of my bud OK, I will talk to you all soon. Our prayers with you all
Love from Las Vegas
Greg & Laura Frank
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Brian,
I heard the news from Leisa Ann today and called CALSTAR to get some more information. I am thankful to hear that you are going home and I wish you a speedy recovery. People still ask me if I miss flying and I tell them it is not the flying I miss …I miss the people I used to fly with. Thanks for taking care of me when we worked together and please get well. You and your family are in our prayers.
Hey Brian and Stephanie:
We thank God that you are going to be OK. I know you will have a long haul here but you know you can call Harry or me anytime for a chat. We will get up to see you as soon as we can.
We’re on the road tomorrow to visit Flyin’ Brian.
His 3 doctors (foot, back, eye) all said he should make a complete recovery.
He just got a removable cast for his leg so he will be able to take a shower.
Thanks everybody.
Brian, All of us at BAE in New Hampshire are thinking about you and praying for you as well. Hope you are doing better and get to come see us again!