|
|
|
|
George Stephenson
|
|
My sponsor was kidnapped and murdered this week here in Dallas.
"Police Make Arrest In Dallas Man Found Murdered
DALLAS (CBS 11 News) ― Dallas police have arrested 32-year-old Robert Lester Canaga of Dallas for the murder of George Stephenson.
Stephenson was found stabbed to death Thursday afternoon in his childhood home in Gainesville. He had been missing since Tuesday morning.
A long-time friend of Stephenson reported him missing after he missed a number of appointments.
"George is a very methodical person. He follows routines. George is responsible, not impulsive, so I immediately suspected there was some sort of difficulty," said Michael O'Neal.
By Wednesday morning, police discovered his credit card had been frozen due to suspicious activity.
"According to the Dallas Police Department, someone has been photographed using his ATM card," said O'Neal.
Police say Canaga is the man seen in that surveillance video."
http://cbs11tv.com/local/missing.fo...d.2.648790.html
George was my treatment director at one of many rehabs I'd been in. He was my sponsor and the first man to ever go completely through the steps with me. He was the kindest, most spiritual man I've ever known, and he was my friend of twenty-two years. It is only because of George that I can handle losing George, but it has still been a very difficult couple of days for all of us who knew him well.
I never had any hope until he worked with me. I never before felt any real peace like I have experienced in the last two years. Also, because of George, I have no real anger toward the man who murdered him. That man is simply irrelevant to me at the moment.
We all die. Frequently that is an unpleasant process or event. Few of us, however, have in our lifetime the opportunity to touch people in such a positive way, and reach as many people, as George did. I am truly blessed to have known him in such a substantial way, and I share that circumstance with quite a few people who knew and loved him. There were at least fourteen of us who he sponsored and worked with regularly. A large number of us met tonight and watched the news reports and cried and laughed and talked about George and shared stories. That process will likely continue over the next few days.
I can move on from this, but I won't be able to replace George. I trust that I won't need to at this point.
|
|
|
|
|
