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Some of you may remember that I said I knew the PIO or Public Information Officer who first reported the crash for the AZ DPS. His name is Quentin Mehr, and I serve with him every other Saturday in the Mesa Mormon Temple. Today was the week he comes, next week he won't be there.
Today he said something to me that I thought you all should hear. He said, "I gotta tell you, the Dallas Cowboys just impressed the heck out of me."
I asked why and he said, "I've dealt with so many people from the team and every single one of them was just incredibly kind and thoughtful."
I said, "I assume Rich Dalrymple." He acknowledged that he had dealt with him the most. He also said he had dealt with someone named Wanslee (sp?) from legal counsel or security. I told him I wasn't sure who that was. Then he said this.
"I gotta tell you, Jerry Jones was just first class Mike."
I was floored. I said, "You got to talk to Jerry Jones?"
He said, "Yes, I did and I have to tell you, that was unexpected. I never deal with the higher ups when a wreck involves a public company or visible entity like the Dallas Cowboys."
I asked him what Jerry said to him, and he replied, "He thanked me for the manner in which the department investigated, and he asked if the team could send a personal thanks to each officer from every jurisdiction who was there, and if I would get them out to every officer? He also wanted to know if there was anything at all that the team could do for the victim's bodies to get them home."
He also added that it was a stark contrast with how hard it was to deal with the Chinese authorities who were contacted in order to notify the next of kin. He said they were suspicious, and even arrogant. He said that they demanded to know how they could know who was at fault since the people were dead and could not testify for themselves.
I told him that we had heard that Emory was really shaken up. He said, "There is no way he could not have been. I think he didn't have more than 3 seconds to react. It is amazing that he didn't flip that bus."
I said I was shocked at how little the damage to the bus was, and he agreed. Lastly he shared this. "It took over 4 hours to remove the bodies from the wreckage.
Again, please don't share.
