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A Fallen Friend...(A strange twist EDIT) This is what I wrote about my friend Matt a little over a month ago.
We lost touch in recent years...today I heard this news on the radio. Matt married a girl he met working at a strip club. They were only married for 2 months when he was shot. After the first month of the marriage, Matt found out that his new bride was, in fact, a lesbian. He immediately filed for divorce, apparently feeling he was married under false pretences...then he was shot. Now, his 'widow' is going to receive $350,000 from the city of Detroit, which his family feels she is not entitled to. They want that money to go to his estate, which they would oversee. On a side note, she claims that she is being harassed by police officers, who also feel she's not entitled. This is gonna get messy.... 
A few years ago I met Matt Bowens. I was managing a retail
store, and Matt was one of our evening, high school aged employees. I've always prided myself on getting along so well with the younger employees, maybe it was because we shared alot of the same interests in music...but I found that if you gave them respect they would respect you and, in the end, would work for you too. Matt and I hit it off right away...he was a big rap fan, especially Tupac's music. We had countless hours of arguements over how relivent Prince was as a musician...it's a tough sell, to the younger crowd.lol. Matt and I also shared a passion for boxing and basketball. He was a trash-talker of the highest level, his game never quite matching his mouth...lol. After graduating HS, Matt decided to persue law enforcement. He took the test and became a Detroit Police Officer...what he always wanted to be. Sunday evening, Matt and his partner, during a routine traffic stop, were killed when the driver open fired on them. Matt's partner was shot while Matt was running the driver's license. He then took off after the suspect, radioing for help...that was the last time Matt was heard from....He was 21 years old.   [This message was edited Mon Mar 22 19:05:59 2004 by Revolution] Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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| What the fuck is world coming to? Happy is he who finds out the causes for things.Virgil (70-19 BC). Virgil was such a lying bastard! | |
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oh my god, what a sad terrible and unfair ending
for someone so young I am sorry | |
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| how horrible | |
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So very sorry...  | |
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God O' Mighty Save Thy Lord..... Here I am, you lucky people!
I know a thing or two about a thing or two!! www.ymdb.com/user_top20_v...rsid=16838 | |
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My condolences, Rev. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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| Thanks 4 the prayers...he came from a great family, I'm
sure they appreciate all the warm thoughts of their son. On a side note, his partner, a female, was only 26 yrs old. The gunman was 23yrs old. Such a sad ending for all involved. God save our YOUTH... [This message was edited Tue Feb 17 11:16:47 2004 by Revolution] Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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I read about this today.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/U...index.html I'm sorry to hear about your friend. My prayers are with you... | |
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  This is so sad, my heart goes out to you 
Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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I'm so sad to hear about this... so sad for your loss Rev.
Remember all the good things y'all talked about... keep him and his family in your prayers... I'm sure we'll do the same. |
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rip  Space for sale... | |
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I am so sorry to hear about this.. I am so saddened! The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom - Anais Nin
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it was shocking news here in detroit. ugly, just ugly. all it was routine ... and it was not.
rev 22 .. let's talk saturday ... | |
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My condolences...life's not fair, i'm so sorry
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Revolution said: God save our YOUTH... sick of evil knockin on your door Lovesign | |
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that is horrible...i'm sorry for the loss of your friend and his partner. my prayers go out to their friends and families.
you're only as old as you feel..............so how old do i feel 
Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants. | |
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ok i know this ain't funny and i feel badly about the two police officers who were gunned down. . .
but the ads at the top of this thread are recruiting police officers. . . . . heh. | |
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That's terrible. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. --»You're my favourite moment, you're my Saturday... | |
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Damn. That's really terrible.
"I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Strange Twist Edit Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Is she a suspect in his murder?
$350,000 is alot of money! When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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bkw said: Is she a suspect in his murder?
$350,000 is alot of money! No, mere coincidence that they were divorcing... The shooter was a thug kid who didn't want to get caught...he did. Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Revo...sorry to hear this. 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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