Comments on: in memoriam: Willie Neal

By: Suzy Kneeland

Suzy Kneeland — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:36:19 +0000

I wrote a letter to The Driver Provider, asking them to adopt a no idling policy with the vehicles they have with windows. I’m not sure if they have one or not. I asked them to do it in Willie’s name. I’ll let you know if I hear back from them or not. Maybe other tour guide operators could partner with Cookies for Climate to adopt no idling policies, and educate their customers as a result.

I’d like to ask the GTNP Park Personnel to enforce their no idling policy, which, if I understood the ranger yesterday, was that busses need to shut off after idling for five minutes. This was not being enforced at Jenny Lake yesterday even though a ranger spoke with the bus driver.

We’re all going to have to work a lot harder without Willie around. This is a huge loss for our community and the rest of the world.

By: R

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:52:13 +0000

Willie’s loss to all of us who knew him and were inspired by him is immeasurable. He was such a star and accomplished so much at the young age of 19. He will be missed terribly.

By: js

js — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:42:22 +0000

Yes, thanks for bringing that to my attention. A friend showed me the problem today, too.

I’ll consult with my technical advisers and try to fix it.

But in the meantime, just continue to click on the title link, which should bring you right here to the site.

By: F Johnson

F Johnson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:38:05 +0000

Jim,

Yesterday I left a comment letting you know that your blog posts as fed to me via Google Reader have been taken over and appear as lots of text about various Viagra sources. Today’s post on Willie, as viewed in Google Reader, is the same Viagra nonsense again today.

I read a couple of days ago that someone else is experiencing the same problem with your posts. I’m just letting you know it appears to be an ongoing problem.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:41:36 +0000

I agree with Amy’s comment regarding the idling ordinance. It would be a tribute to his passion and everyone’s wellbeing while also turning his death in to a vehicle for change.

This is where these effort come to life or die of apathy. Write your commissioners and council.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:19:27 +0000

You’re right–he was an inspiration. And losing such an amazing combination of passion and promise diminishes all of us. Well written.

By: amy

amy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:54:18 +0000

Seems like one way to honor Willie’s commitment to the environment and civic engagement would be get the No-Idling Ordinance passed. And, of course, to each find ways to take action and be involved in creating positive change in the way Willie did. I was so inspired by this 19-year-old and I barely knew him.