Sunday, April 5, 2009

Remembering Stephen Mayhle

My whole family has been deeply saddened by the deaths of three police officers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning, April 4th, killed while answering the call of duty. One of the officers, Stephen Mayhle, is well known to my wife and me. During his high school years 5 of our 6 older childern were schoolmates of his while they all attended Indiana Wesleyan School in Dixonville, PA. I taught one class at the school in which he was a student. His wife, Shandra, also a student at IWS during the same time frame, was also a student in a few more of my classes. They were both outstanding students with promising futures. He turned 29 the day before his death.

The Mayhle's attended the Sarver Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church and Stephen will be sorely missed at Allegheny conference functions.

Please pray for all the families of the three officers that were killed this past Saturday.