User:Jerry Elliott

I sat with an angel. And I ate with an Angel, the 22.06.2007 It's a day I will never forget. It was the 18th Lions club Benefit Gala in Köln. The room was full and it was very loud. As I sat down to drink, eat with the rich and mighty, I looked around me to see if there was anybody I knew, but there was none. But I was the attraction of the evening though I was not looking attractive this day. Soon a man came over to my desk and said hello to me. His voice was calm and strong, his looks were peaceful and gentle, and his content was lovely. As he spoke to me, I was amazed at his personality, the power that comes out of him each time he open his mouth. We talked about my project and he told me about his too, and I saw we had lots of things in common. One is to help the kids. I would have loved to talk more with him, I thought, but I couldn’t since the whole camera was on me. I was the man of the evening and of the moment. As he looked at me I thought “My God. This man can see right through me. “ Soon after this he stopped talking and gave me his card, he said to me “That is my sons visit cards, call me.” And he left and sat on his desk; from my chair where I was, I could see him sitting with all majesty and dignity, also with respect. This act provoked my interest, so I could not stop thinking of him. One week later I called him, but he was not there. To my surprise the next day he called me back, but because I was training my kids, we could not talk much. But the few minutes we talked, I knew I had to know more about this man, so I called him back the next day. We had time to talk and we promised to meet on the coming days. He told me he was going to his doctor and we could meet the following week. After then we should meet, I said to him it's good, that my prayers go with him. One evening I was driving back from Berlin, my mobile phone rang, it was Jan, the Son. The first thing I asked was how Papa was; he was speechless for one minute, so I knew there was something wrong. He then said to me “He is dead. He died few days ago. I was shocked and lost, sad that I never got to know more about this man. Having met and talk to him has given me strength on my job with the kids. Hereafter we had both cried, Jan then told me what his father wrote on his testament. I began to cry again. Then I knew the world has lost a great man. Jan said “My father believed in your project. Since he might not be there to help you, his wish was that no one should put flowers on his grave but should please give that money to MCP project for Kids.www.mcpcologne.com Then I cried the more and Jan began to cry and we both cried. Later, at the funeral, I was called out to say what I know about this great man Hans Dieter Reinhard Krückemeyer. The few times I spoke with him on the telephone, showed how much he cared about bringing fitness boxing together with poetry, art and music to schools. This once again showed me that I was doing a good job. My MCP project “Make a Change” was the right thing and there are people who appreciated the work with children. The world has lost a great man I said, and I have lost a friend and a father. Even now and then till this day, when am sad, I see me talk to him, cause I know he is up there looking down on us all. He was 65 years old. May his soul rest in peace and give us all the power to go on and also help those kids he dearly cared for. To know more about this great man, just follow this link http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_Kr%C3%BCckemeyer. As you do may God bless you. Jerry Elliott.