Joey Cornell with NRAT?

TMW said:
I had dinner at Joey’s parent’s house on Wednesday February 16, hard to believe it was a month since we lost him.

It was good, as always, to spend time with his parents. We had a nice home-cooked meal and then sat around talking, as I knew we would.

They were kind enough to show me some pictures of Joey. I still can’t get over him with long hair, and a tiger! Apparently one of his friends actually had a Bengal tiger who just adored Joey. There were pictures of the two of them rolling around together. Why wasn’t I surprised to see a picture of Joey and one of the largest, carnivorous, lethal creatures on the planet…?

I also spoke to his parents more about the fund for the girls. It is kind of trust fund, that I do not pretend to understand, but his Dad is overseeing it. My limited understanding of it is that money will be made available to all three girls when and if they go to college. Anyone interested in giving a little to help out, please make checks payable to his father and send to the address below:

William Cornell
1072 Bordeaux Ln
Pennsburg, PA 18073

I would also like to share something with you all that I also shared with his parents. As many of you know, Joey just wanted to make a difference; he wanted to help other people. About a year ago, Joey was actually hired by my company and he and I were going to work together on safety and training. He was so excited about the chance to affect the lives of almost 30,000 people.

To honor Joey, what he stood for and what he wanted to do, I showed some of the pictures that I have of him in a presentation set to the Evanescence song, October. It was the day after what would have been his 41st birthday. I was doing a safety talk and I prefaced the presentation by saying that although Joey didn’t die at work, all that is left for his friends and family, those of us who lived him, are pictures and memories. I told the group that they need to remember that fact, remembering Joey if it helps, so when they are faced with a decision to do something unsafe, they will make the right decision. The decision will hopefully bring them home to their families. Only about ½ of the room was able to stay dry eyed, no, I was not one of them.

Thanks brother for caring, for dreaming, for trying to make a difference in the lives of so many people. You made a difference to many, many people and will continue to do so as long as I am alive.

Tim
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Tim. It was actually his tiger. I have one of the pictures. Can't figure out how to post here
 
TMW said:
Re: Joey Cornell with NRAT/IRAT?

I was given the extreme honor, by Joey's parents, to assist with spreading his 'spirit' and have been doing so for the last six months. Below is the current list of places that Joey and I have traveled since then:

• Las Vegas, NV
o The casino at Caesars Palace
o The fountain in front of the Bellagio
o The trees on Las Vegas Boulevard

• Gloucester, MA
o The Harbor
o The Crow’s Nest

• Columbia River Gorge, OR
o Multnomah Falls (upper and lower)

• Mount Hood, OR
o Stream up above snow line on the western slope

• Roanoke, VA
o The Roanoke Star, above the city

• Washington State
o Lake Easton State Park

• Post Falls, ID
o Spokane River

• Rainbow Flowage dam on the Wisconsin River, WI

• The Constellation, Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD

I plan on doing this at least until his next birthday, in January. I will continue to share the story, as long as you all are interested.

Be at peace Joey...

Tim
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A brief update, sorry for the delay. Please see the complete list of locations that Joey and I have visited.

It is hard to believe that he has been gone for over ten years. I still miss you, brother!

* Las Vegas, NV

o The casino at Caesars Palace

o The fountain in front of the Bellagio

o The trees on Las Vegas Boulevard

* Gloucester, MA

o The Harbor

o The Crow's Nest

* Columbia River Gorge, OR

o Multnomah Falls (upper and lower)

* Mount Hood, OR

o Stream up above snow line on the western slope

* Roanoke, VA

o The Roanoke Star, above the city

* Washington

o Lake Easton State Park

* Post Falls ID

o Spokane River

* Rainbow Flowage dam on the Wisconsin River, WI

* Baltimore, MD

o The Constellation, Inner Harbor

* Forests of NH

* Atlantic Ocean, Rye Beach, NH

* Old Orchard Beach, ME

* Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA

* Boston, MA

o The Bell in Hand Pub (Oldest Pub in Boston, circa 1795)

o Prudential Building

* Ohio

o Arborwear World Headquarters, Novelty, OH

* Orlando, FL

o Disney World, the Castle and moat

* Dallas, TX

o The Grassy Knoll, Dealey Plaza

o The Star, 50 yard line, Dallas Cowboy Stadium

* New Orleans, LA

o Zephyr Field

o Bourbon Street, French Quarter

* Hartford, CT

o TCI Expo Demo Tree

* Oregon Coast, Devil's Churn

* Puget Sound, Washington

o Dash Point

* Valley Forge, PA

o Sycamore tree

* Mill Valley, CA, Muir Woods

o Cathedral Grove

o Redwood Creak

* Point Reyes National Seashore

*
The Lighthouse

* Lookout Pass, Interstate 90

* Idaho Side

* Montana Side

* Curacao, Dutch Antilles

* Sunset rock overhang

* Resort beach with Bill Weber

* Savannah, GA

* Savannah River, off of Hutchinson Island

* San Antonio, TX River Walk

* US side of Niagara Falls

* Buffalo NY

* The Anchor Bar (The origin of "Buffalo" wings)

* Denver CO

* Trees in front of Coors Stadium

* Minneapolis MN

* Mississippi River

* Denver CO

* Trees in front of Coors Stadium

* Knoxville TN

* 9-11 memorial obelisk

* Tennessee River (off of the Gay Street Bridge)

* Corpus Christi TX

* Gulf of Mexico overlooking the Aircraft Carrier USS
Lexington (AKA The Sexy Lexy)

* Bahamas, Paradise Island (Atlantis)

* Louisiana

o Chalmette battlefield, the sight of the battle of New Orleans

o Huey long bridge-some know of Joey's negative experience on this bridge,
but I'll keep his secret...

* Mississippi

o Long Beach, MS

* Alabama

o CJ 200? Birmingham to Philadelphia flight

* Maryland

o Druid Hill Park Baltimore-sight of the Tree Climbing Competition

o Sheraton/Omni Hotel, Baltimore-location of the origin of Don Blair's
poem about the late Dr. Peter Donzelli

* Georgia

o Atlanta, The Georgia Dome, SEC championship, Alabama Vs Georgia

* Canada

o Whistler, British Columbia-Top of Blackcomb Mountain, last ski run of
the trip

* Atlantic City, New Jersey

o Blackjack Tables at the Borgata

* Tulsa, Oklahoma

o Lobby of the historic Mayo Hotel

* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

o McGillins Pub

o City Hall

* Baltimore, Maryland

o 50 yard line of the Ravens stadium

* New York, New York

o Yankee Stadium

o Times Square

o McSorleys Old Ale House

o Top of the Empire State Building

o Pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

* Boston, Massachusetts

o Fenway Park

* Brookings, South Dakota

o Aerial rescue filming site

* Fort Wayne, Indiana

o One Summit Square

* Charlotte, North Carolina

o Park across the street from the Convention Center

* Shasta Lake, California

o Dam

* Fort Lauderdale, Florida

o Orange Bowl Trophy

* Utah

o North of Salt Lake City, ridgeline overlooking Idaho and Wyoming

o Flagstaff Mountain, Deer Valley

o Snowbird, last run of the day off of the Peruvian lift

* South Carolina

o Ferris wheel Myrtle Beach

* Mexico

o Cozumel-Scuba diving in the national park

* Colorado

o Snowmass Aspen

* Indiana

o Turn One, Indianapolis Speedway 98th Indy 500

* Kansas and Missouri

o Missouri River, I435 bridge, Kansas and Missouri sides

* Illinois, Chicago

o Lake Michigan the playpen

o Wrigley field, right field line

* Michigan, Grand Rapids

o GRR, Grand Rapids airport

* California

o Lake Tahoe, CA side

* West Virginia

o Main St. Deep in the heart of downtown Clay, WV

* Wisconsin, Peshtigo river, outside of Crivitz WI

* New Hampshire

o Brauns Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee

* New York, New York

o Citibank Field (Mets stadium)

* Vermont, Burlington

o The Sheraton during the New Chapter of the ISA conference

* Florida, Key West

o Southernmost point in the continental US

* Ohio

o Arborwear Global Headquarters

* North Carolina

o Charlotte speedway infield

o Lake Norman State Park, NC, aerial rescue demo tree

* Hong Kong

o The Peak

o Mariners Rest Kowloon

* Macao S.A.R.

o The Venetian Casino

* Tennessee

o Lookout mountain

* Hawaii

o US Arizona

* Nevada/Arizona

o Hoover dam, between the states

* Progressive Field, World Series Game 7

* Greece

o Bay of Corfu

o Kefalonia, Cave Piccolo

* Montenegro

o Ladder of Kotor

* Croatia

o Dubrovnik

* Italy

o Terieste, harbor
 
Holy #&@*#$*#.
When I stumbled upon this thread I literally got chills, and thought I was hallucinating. Then I realized it wasn’t really him. TIM! I’m not sure that I know you, but I met Joey and Greg in LA working Katrina when I was a 1 year rookie climber. I was inspired, and learned a lot from him. Well probably more from Greg. However, as my skills developed over the couple of years working the storm I went to Oklahoma with Joey two of his side kicks from Colorado. It was cold, but lots of fun.

I was shocked to hear about his passing. May he Rest In Peace. Joey was the type of person where you either liked him , or you didn’t. Me and Joey definitely hit it of pretty well. He was a pioneer in a certain aspect. I never got to meet his family, but they have all my prayers.

It brings back a lot of memories. If Hurricane Katrina would not have landed in my backyard I may have never met him, Greg, and a few other names from the competition circuit. TCIA published an article on NRAT during the recovery work. If anyone has a copy of that I’d love to see it. Thank you for posting this Tim, and my prayers go out to his parents and children. Climb high Joey, and I’ll see you on the other side.
 
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