Eulogy to our Escort

On March 19, a member of our family since the fall of 1997 hurt itself, and we were forced to make a painful decision. Here is what Debbie wrote in an email on March 22:

ESCORT, Green: 1995-2007. In St Thomas, Ontario, on Monday, March 19, 2007, the steady but elderly Escort passed away after bringing our daughter to GEMS. Born in 1995, its green colour could often be seen a mile away by 4 particular children, and many recognized it by its many fishes on its back end. The repair shop coroner pronounced it dead today after a brief examination. Organ harvesting is being explored. Green Escort is survived by Green Montana, who is younger and larger. Montana will not be looking for a new mate in the near future. Condolences are not needed, as Green Escort lived a long and fruitful life.

Actually I said donations would be gladly accepted, and I am surprised Deb did not use that opportunity. It would have cost well over $1500-2000 to get road-worthy and running, a cost we cannot afford. Looking over the paperwork, it saw many mechanics over the years, and they might not be happy the car died. We are trying to make it with just the minivan for now.

So our Escort was given up, after almost 9-and-a-half-years in our service. Purchased Sept 26, 1997 from Bridgeview Motors for $7200 plus taxes and licence, starting mileage was 25,411 miles. It died at 182,927 miles, so we got 157,516 miles (or 253,433 Km) out of it.

Wow. And thank God for good service, safety (one small rear-ender), and many good memories.