Prayers for super mentor
 

Jerry Smyth, our monocoque mentor, is in bad health.
He fought a bout of cancer and won but his medication made him sick. He had what appeared to be a stroke but nothing was found with the MRI so it was thought to be a reaction with his meds.
His latest battle is with Bells Palsy. He was doing pretty well but I was told today that he is in bad shape. They don't no if it's the palsy or what.
So if the FIRST community could take a moment and pray for him, I think it will help.

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To Mr. Smyth:

Say the word. I'll go to war for you. The FIRST World has your back.

To my bretheren on team THRUST, in the immortal words of Thomas Paine...
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value."

May he live to see these days renewed, and to know no more despair. (King Theoden.)

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My heart goes out to Jerry, his family and friends, as well as team members of 1501.

Hope he gets better.

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Wayne:
It must be difficult for you to bring this news to us but it is good that you did. Thank you for allowing us to help.
My thoughts and prayers are with Jerry and with all of you.
Jane

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Mr. Smyth, I am praying for your health, as well as your family and friends.

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My thoughts will be with your mentor and his family.

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Our thoughts and prayers are with you...
We need you in the FIRST community... the designs that Team Thrust has come up the past few years are phenomenal...

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Here's praying for him. Haven't met him, but any member of FIRST, especially mentors, is a friend of mine.

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My prayers go out to Jerry, his family, and his team.

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Tell Jerry are thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. I hope he gets well soon. He is an amazing man and a tough fighter. I hope he can come to IRI.

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Tell Mr. Smyth that PantherTech's thoughts are with him, and I can personally say that my prayers are with him. I will be praying.

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Here is Jerry teaching Team 1720 this past year.

http://muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu/gal...Monocoque.html

Note only did he teach our own kids, but started to reach out to other teams as well.

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Thank you all for your guys support. Jerry has been a fantastic mentor and I'm just so proud that how much he has taught me and the other students of 1501 and that we can show other teams about are designs. And be a great FIRST team for his abilties and a mentor and a friend and a just plan great person.

Goober!!!:D :D :D

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Jerry is teaching us all. I didn't know that riveting could be so much ... um... fun.

My prayers and my family's prayers are with Jerry. Let's all hope he gets better soon!

Andy B.

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Thoughts and prayers are with Jerry.

Hope all goes well.