Willie H. (Cooney) Shiflett

My Dear Betty, Rose, Liz, Glenda and Tommy,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful Cooney with the rest of us. I am a better person for having known him and am proud he called me one of his own. He was as fine a man as any who have walked this earth and I loved him dearly.
My heart is with you and the rest of the family. I thank God we will all see him again. You are my family and I love each of you. Thelma

Sorry for your loss but the pipeliners reunion must be having a grand time - I can just imagine the stories that are being told. Cooney, save us a place, we're not that far behind you.

I didn't have the pleasure of meeting Cooney, but for the past year, I've had the distinct pleasure of knowing his son, Tommy, and for a bit less time his daughter-in-law, Marilyn. David, Allison, Stephanie and Adam Sadler extend our deepest condolences to the Shiflett family.

David Sadler

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never Lark, or even Eagle flew -
And while with silent lifting mind, I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God."
-- High Flight by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. --

Tommy & Marilyn,

All from CR7 send deepest sympathy to you and your family. We pray for your strength today.

Tommy Shiflett:
Speaking with your "crew" here in MN, it seems many of the folks knew your father. Reading about his life, I get the sense of where you sprang from and how you became the majestic person that you are.

You can be sure our thoughts have been with you and we are sorry for your loss.

Life goes on, good or bad. We need you here in MN, return safely.

Tommy and Marilyn,

You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We are so very sorry for your loss. This will be a time of sorrow to grieve his passing and a time of reflection to remember the joyous days that you were able to share in his life.

With Deepest Sympathy,

Melinda, Lyndsie, Dylan, Brandon and Darryl

Tommy & family,

We, at CR404, would like to express our deepest sympathies for the loss of your father. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. May he rest in peace.

Sincerely,
Van Wyatt
A.V. Forbes
Liz Burhans
Barb Job
Kathy Rayon
MaryBeth Vaudrin
Tim Dills
Mac McMahon
Bette Starling
Rick Djernes
Phil Russell
Marshall Russell
Pam Bellew
Tami Benike
James Cheslock
Stan Clem
Glen Coleman
Jeff Coleman
Dan Dotson
Ronnie Durdin
Darrell Erickson
Johnny Gardner
Sam Halcomb
David Jeoffroy
Randy Johnson
John Kesner
Steve Lofstrom
Tommy Maples
Mark MCClellan
Richard Nolin
Ralph Romo
Tim Sexsmith
Jeremy Shea
Kevin Show
Michael Smith
Colby Thorssen
Michael Vail
Buddy Welborn Jr.
Buddy Welborn Sr.
Roy Burton
Pat Burton
Mark DeWeese
Terry Dyas
Eric Hendrix
Bill Kinnear
Phil Philip
Butch Ross
Bill Simpson
Joe Thornhill
JB Warren
Gary Heikkinen
Jason Widmark
Michael Maciel
Donald Cooper
Roland Olvera
Jeff Schultenover

Tommy,

During these days of great sorrow you will be transported back to your youth, feeling the tearful loss of your father as a young child would. You will be thinking, sharing and reviewing the events you shared with your father, the events that have formed you into the man you are today.

Although you have had something precious taken away, you will be given the gift of feeling deeply, great appreciation, for what you have received as a son, a truly priceless gift.

Know the dear Lord is holding your father, with all the tenderness, care and love that you wish you could.

My sincere sympathy goes out to you and your family.

Tommy & Marilyn,
Our prayers are with you and your family.

God Bless,
Paul & Kristin