R.I.P. Mike Hall

[King Boonen]

a true insight into how Mike created a global community can be seen by visiting the justgiving page that BeaRigh posted, where over £60,000 have already been donated to help Mike's loved ones. I've not yet donated but I will be, I'd urge anyone who can to do so too:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Mikehall

 

[Forever The Best]

Great post KB.
RIP Mike
And as RHD says 2017 is gonna be no different than 2016, in many things...

 

[King Boonen]

So the inquest into Mike's death has finished. If you want to read about it then you can find lots of things online, but the bias in most of it is clear so I really don't want to link most of it. I'm sure it's not what Mike stood for. I thought I post this message I saw on Facebook from his mum, Patricia Hall:

I came half way across the world for my boy. I attended the Inquest and sat for three days listening to the evidence I knew whatever the findings will be that I have to live with it. There is no blame no anger and no recriminations
I went for my son who always asked people to be kind to each other and have empathy. I saw a young lad with fear in his eyes with sorrow in his heart and I took him in my arms and held him tight as he sobbed that he was sorry for what he had done. I hugged him and his girlfriend told him I forgave him and asked him to try to move on and find a way foward to look. after his young family and to have a good life . I came to Australia to find answers and I did I found the answer all around in the courtroom I saw destructive anger that is negative I saw people so wrapped up in their own need that it destroyed what my son stood for But I also saw incredible steadfastness and the ability to reach out and have compassion. I came away with clarity I had done want Mike would have done I forgave Be Kind to us.

#bemoremike

 

[RedheadDane]

 

[Pricey_sky]

Re:

So the inquest into Mike's death has finished. If you want to read about it then you can find lots of things online, but the bias in most of it is clear so I really don't want to link most of it. I'm sure it's not what Mike stood for. I thought I post this message I saw on Facebook from his mum, Patricia Hall:

I came half way across the world for my boy. I attended the Inquest and sat for three days listening to the evidence I knew whatever the findings will be that I have to live with it. There is no blame no anger and no recriminations
I went for my son who always asked people to be kind to each other and have empathy. I saw a young lad with fear in his eyes with sorrow in his heart and I took him in my arms and held him tight as he sobbed that he was sorry for what he had done. I hugged him and his girlfriend told him I forgave him and asked him to try to move on and find a way foward to look. after his young family and to have a good life . I came to Australia to find answers and I did I found the answer all around in the courtroom I saw destructive anger that is negative I saw people so wrapped up in their own need that it destroyed what my son stood for But I also saw incredible steadfastness and the ability to reach out and have compassion. I came away with clarity I had done want Mike would have done I forgave Be Kind to us.

#bemoremike

What an incredibly dignified and classy lady.