tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post8277546225808952528..comments2024-01-12T19:44:15.882-08:00Comments on Bill Cone: Justin Wright 1981-2008Bill Conehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852367461802236749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-86436097690428328262008-03-31T15:55:00.000-07:002008-03-31T15:55:00.000-07:00I was Justin's youth pastor from 94-99 in Napa. W...I was Justin's youth pastor from 94-99 in Napa. When I met him he was short and plump and his face was ballooned up from reaction to the anti-rejection meds for his new heart. After he finally got off of them, it was a joy to see him grow tall and slim down. He just blossomed. But his joyful and fun-loving spirit was always there from the first day I met him. On a side note, his mother who taught at our church school, knowing my love for reptiles, gifted me the classroom pet. It was a leopard gecko named Lizzie. Lizzie was lost in the classroom for 5 months. When she was found at the end of the year, she was skin and bones. Mrs. Wright said if I could nurse her back to health, I could keep her. That must have been around '96 or '97. Well, Lizzie is blind in one eye and can't see out of the other so I have to feed her crickets and mealworms by hand, but she's still alive! I often think of the Wright family when I care for Lizzie. My heart aches with them now for their loss, but rejoices with them in the hope of the resurrection when Justin will receive a new body with a perfect heart. Eagerly looking forward to that great day of reunion, NLKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-7455695835664348292008-03-23T18:48:00.000-07:002008-03-23T18:48:00.000-07:00I stumbled upon your website while searching out w...I stumbled upon your website while searching out watercolor artists online. I was drawn into your art and also reading about Justin. I read the article on Justin and have been touched by both your creativity and his. Your work is beautiful and I'm so sorry about your friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-72869878587031090212008-03-22T07:21:00.000-07:002008-03-22T07:21:00.000-07:00I am so sorry for the loss of your colleague. As ...I am so sorry for the loss of your colleague. As a mom to a soon-to-be 27 year old son, your post is a jolt. Justin sounds so similar - that zest, the urge to grab everything by the horns and go for it. So sorry to be gone so soon . . .<BR/><BR/>I found your blog through Robin Purcell's blog. Enjoy so much your portrayal of your landscape and thoughtful writings.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720323609310715884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-44959901215787783182008-03-20T12:28:00.000-07:002008-03-20T12:28:00.000-07:00Bill, Just found your site. Boy, I really admire ...Bill,<BR/> <BR/>Just found your site. Boy, I really admire your art. Hope all is well with you, Tia Krater, Bob Pauley and everyone at Pixar.<BR/> <BR/>It's really sad about Justin. Pixar has lost too many talents at far too young an age. I know the company I work for is smaller than Pixar -- but I can think of only one real shocking death in my 18 years there.<BR/> <BR/>I understand how one would take such news about Justin and reflect on their own mortality or the mortality of a son. <BR/> <BR/>Joe Ranft's death -- and some parallels to my life -- certainly led to my own period of examination and questioning.<BR/> <BR/>Anyway, take care of yourself. Live, laugh, love with passion and intensity always. As Joe said, "the journey is the reward" and I try to remind myself of that on a fairly regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com