Rangers Fan's Widow Thanks Team
Written by Bob Whalon, Tuesday July 12 2011
To the chagrin of lawyers everywhere, the widow of the firefighter who fell to his death at a Texas Rangers game will not sue the team. As a matter of fact, she thanked the Rangers and team president Nolan Ryan, who helped care for Shannon Stone's 6-year-old son Cooper after Shannon fell to his death.
"We are thankful for Nolan Ryan, Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers, the Rangers fans, all baseball fans, which have showed such concern and compassion," Jenny Stone said in a statement released on Tuesday. "While I was certainly surprised to hear Nolan Ryan on my phone on Friday morning, I was not surprised that he would act like we all see him, as a true Texas gentleman. Josh Hamilton remains Cooper's favorite baseball player, the Texas Rangers will always be our team, and baseball will always be out favorite game. Shannon loved going to watch the Rangers and he loved Cooper. And, at the very end, he lived life to the fullest, doing something he loved."
Stone lost his balance and fell 20 feet onto concrete when he reached for a ball thrown into the stands by Hamilton. He died an hour later.
"Just a random act of kindness turned tragic," Hamilton said. "It just lets you know how quickly life can change, just in a blink of an eye, that quick."
Hamilton, who is in Arizona for the All-Star Game, said he plans to meet with the family soon.
"Obviously, I want it to be personal, face to face," Hamilton said on Monday. "I'd love to know what kind of man Mr. Stone was and just meet his wife and his little boy and see where it goes from there. Nothing we can do will bring him back. But the organization can take care of the family and see that everything is going in the right direction."
Stone was remembered in ceremonies on Sunday and Monday. The memorial drew about 1,000 people, including firefighters, police and other emergency personnel from across the state, as well as Ryan.
"Shannon was a truly great husband, father, son, brother, uncle, firefighter, and friend," Jenny Stone wrote. "While we have been overwhelmed by sadness by his death, we have also been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and sympathy that we have received."
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