tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post9178688466698995607..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: Don BeltonTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-19798053440937745352010-09-29T16:42:51.551-07:002010-09-29T16:42:51.551-07:00Thanks for sharing your experience of Don. The &q...Thanks for sharing your experience of Don. The "white girl's birthday party" comment made me laugh out loud. I, too, had fallen out of touch with Don. I must say, he was not above Starbucks. I spent many an hour with him there. It was something of a white girl's birthday party as well. We sat down once in a packed room, and proceeded to have a lively discussion about prejudice. When we looked up, the room was cleared. Don was a good, good man.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-53403191682819565272010-01-06T07:17:14.500-08:002010-01-06T07:17:14.500-08:00Josh,
thanks again for your beautiful testimony, ...Josh,<br /><br />thanks again for your beautiful testimony, and vivid reminiscences of Don. I missed talking to him when he left Temple. I'll continue to miss him.Derricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-41514075185214534832010-01-02T16:55:50.072-08:002010-01-02T16:55:50.072-08:00As a VERY recent former student of Don's (My l...As a VERY recent former student of Don's (My last class with him was less than two weeks before he was murdered) some statements circulating on different websites about Don disgust me. Don Belton was hands down the kindest man I have ever encountered in my life. There has yet to be even one whisper of ANY person experiencing a remotely similar situation with Don as Griffin claims he experienced. Instead, there have been countless people coming forward ranging from family, friends, colleagues, former students, and mere aquaintances who are continuing to voice their support for Don and share stories of his genuinely kind, and caring persona. Michael Griffin went to Don's house with the intent to kill, as other news stories mention, he brought a change of clothes AND a ten inch blade. It frusturates me that news stations contiue to muddy the story and present the murderer as the victim, when the actual victim is Don. I can only pray that the jury sees through Griffin's accusations. Along with that, I hope that people continue to come forward to voice their support for Don Belton in attempt to keep his impecable legacy untarnished, since he is not here to do that himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-29261345567188371412010-01-01T19:09:54.140-08:002010-01-01T19:09:54.140-08:00Hello, I'm from Bloomington and just walked ba...Hello, I'm from Bloomington and just walked back home from Don's candle light vigil at the court house square. It was very very cold but the community came out in droves. My wife is a colleague of Don's and I did not know him very well. But my brief interactions with him have left deep impressions in my heart. It's great to read about Don from someone who knew him well. <br /><br />Did you know he had a radio show on our community radio station WFHB? It was excellent!Natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-72217542314064806872010-01-01T09:18:09.291-08:002010-01-01T09:18:09.291-08:00Josh: the persecution continually directed at our ...Josh: the persecution continually directed at our gay friends is disturbing. With the loss of Chris and Don in such quick succession, our community is threatened. Please let me know how I can help commemorate your friends. I have promised the family to create a fitting online memorial to another disability studies scholar we lost this year, Bonnie Moulton.Mike Dornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373835106026166507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-510873057206712042009-12-31T23:43:17.978-08:002009-12-31T23:43:17.978-08:00So sorry to hear this, Josh. Sounds like we lost...So sorry to hear this, Josh. Sounds like we lost a good person.<br /><br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com