[Farmall] tractor accident

[Edward Tabor]

John,
    My thoughts and prayers are extended toward this man and his 
family.  That is truly a pity.

Ed

E. John Puckett wrote:

>  A friend and former coworker of mine from West Plains, Mo. was 
> seriously injured yesterday (Wed.) in a freak accident. He was brush 
> hogging when the loader on his tractor snagged a large wild grape vine 
> (common in this area) which in turn broke out the top of a tree that 
> fell on him striking the back of his head and neck paralyzing him. His 
> wife was out of town on a trip and he was found approximately 36 hours 
> later by a neighbor who decide to check on him after noticing his 
> garage had been open and his tractor gone for about a day and a half. 
> After an extensive search he found him by following the trail through 
> the brush the out of control tractor had left. LaRoy was air lifted to 
> a hospital in Springfield where they were going to put him on a 
> ventilator today. He is not expected to live. He had retired from the 
> telephone company about 2 years ago so he could spend more time on his 
> farm.