[SkateDC] [marshallbrown] 1-20-09

Tue Jan 20 16:57:58 PST 2009

George and WAR skaters,

yes, I think Marshall was with you today as you skated the inauguration.  Skating was definitely his preferred way of traveling around the City.  I hope you felt his spirit with you.  

WAR meant so much to Marshall.  I can't tell you that enough.  So, on special occasions, like Inauguration, and 4th of July and other special days for us local DC people, you may find emails like this one...where i use the occasion as a way to keep Marshall and his memory here with us. 

take care, and keep skating!

fondly,
Karin 

--- On Tue, 1/20/09, George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: George Marinkovich <skatewash at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [marshallbrown] 1-20-09
To: marshallbrown at yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:50 PM

            Well said!  Thank you, Karen.

I really wish Marshall could have been there today in person to enjoy it all.

A group of Washington Area Roadskaters were out skating today at the Inauguration and I think it very likely Marshall's spirit was with them as well.

Best Wishes,
George Marinkovich

--- On Wed, 1/21/09, karinwillnerbrown <karinwillnerbrown@ yahoo.com> wrote:
From: karinwillnerbrown <karinwillnerbrown@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [marshallbrown] 1-20-09
To: marshallbrown@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 12:20 AM

            1-20-09…

…this was once a saying  on bumper stickers that Marshall and I would

occasionally see around the DC area a few years ago.  And now, 1-20-09

has come.   And, I know that Marshall is part of this day, this very

special day in our country.

Here in the National Capital Area, the place that Marshall and I came

to call "home" over the past 10+ years, this day and this weekend mean

a lot of things.  For some, it means crowds and more crowds and closed

bridges and roads and delays.  For others it means history in the

making.  For me, it is a chance to be part of the brilliance of

American democracy.  

Some friends and I trekked down to the District to be part of the

Inauguration Ceremony.  No, I was not one of the lucky few thousand to

get tickets to see the Inauguration up close and personal at say 100

yards from the Capitol.  No, I was part of the 100s of thousands who

packed the National Capital Mall.  Didn't you see me on TV?  I was

right there by the World War II Memorial, which is between the

Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.  I witnessed the

Inauguration like most other people…I watched a televised version…but

my version was on a huge jumbotron, on 17th Street, with the

Washington Monument towering in the backdrop. 

I tell you, it was simply amazing.  It was amazing because on this

historic day, 1-20-09, I returned to one of the many places that

Marshall and I "toured" over the years as we made DC our home. 

Sometimes we "toured" the city on bikes with our good friends Vince

and Christy. Other times we tooling around on skates with the

Washington Area RoadSkaters.  And, many times we were on foot, with

our out-of-town families, showing them the sights of the Nation's

Capital.   Like, September 2004, when my mom's family came down from

Wilmington to see the WWII Memorial for the first time…that was a

quintessential Marshall day…he was quietly in the lead, helping make

sure that the family knew where they were going, and enjoyed their

time in the city.  

And, today, 1-20-09, at the WWI it was another quintessential day…

This time it was a quintessentially American day, where millions

(including me!) watched the peaceful transition of the Presidency of

the United States.   Marshall would be proud to be an American

today…and, he would want to be downtown in the midst of it all. 

So, as I stood there on the Mall, listening and watching the Inaugural

activities, with tears running down my frozen face, I thought of

Marshall, how he loved DC, how he loved skating around the National

Mall, the Monuments, Capitol Hill, and so many nooks and crannies and

alleys all across the city.  

Today on 1-20-09, whatever your political views, as you watch coverage

of the Presidential Inauguration and see some of the sights in

Washington, DC, think of Marshall and this city that he came to call

home.  Picture him on in-line skates or on foot, quietly, and

sometimes loudly, leading his family and friends around this amazing

city that was home to Marshall. 

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