Early in June and early in the morning I got a phone call from Mike Isom. It was around 6 am and I was just getting ready to head to the gym. I didn’t get to the phone on the first call, but Mike called back. He was actually in Los Angeles preparing to attend a Strategic Coach event that day. It was that phone call where Mike told me the plane carrying Ray and Les left St. George the night before and hadn’t made it to the Provo Airport. At first I thought that maybe due to weather the plane landed somewhere else and the cell phones didn’t have any service. I was hopeful and concerned at the same time.

I turned on the TV and the news talked about a plane that had crashed into Utah Lake. At this point I still had hope, but the reality of their death was starting to set in. I immediately drove to Ray’s house and spent some time with his family. I stayed there for several hours and then went to the lake with Ray’s wife. There were many people there in support and concern. Most of the weekend was spent at the lake. A pouring of heatfelt calls and offerings came in immediately. There were people that took care of the various projects, obligations, functions, etc that were not even part of the business, but just cared and wanted to help.

Now, it was Monday morning, and I had a choice to do the radio or not. At this time, I knew that the most productive thing would be to do the radio program. I had been a co-host with Les and Dr. Paul stepped in on that Monday and we moved forward with a heavy heart.

This was a time to prove if we believed in what we talk about or not. If we could offer value to those grieving and honor two men that were not only my partners, but my friends.

One Response

1. WRF Says:
   February 6th, 2008 at 11:05 pm

   Thanks for these posts. I appreciate you sharing this.

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