tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89373665219065360342024-02-20T06:49:32.782-08:00JodyAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-80322788379238206232012-07-17T11:46:00.000-07:002012-07-17T11:47:20.257-07:00Checking On Jody's Cache In SpringThis is the story of what happened when we checked on Jody's geocache this spring...
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We wanted to see how it fared through the insane amounts of snow we got this winter...
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...and the inevitable flood when spring finally hit.<br /></br></br></br></br></br></br><br />
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" width="400" align="right" alt="A bunch of squiggly lines representing a frustrating swamp." title="This pretty much represents how I felt." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsOChTQnt7IH_8y-lLuKHoIYYl7RAcgHx3TChMr7s6mRym3g7dQ_WYuifHr2NNfM5iXCTT5ER0mLuvU9HeAXVr5jGsuCr5CLWb4bfc4aU5W0iEc53wmw7-1ySXHp1Cc49uhuj11ZhnREf/s400/Artists+Rendition.jpg" align="right"/>So between the main path and the cache spot was a lot of newly minted swampland thanks to the massive snow thaw.
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I couldn't take any pictures because I was busy trying not to sink into quickswamp, but later I did get a hold of this artist's rendition of what things looked like :p.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan at Jody Wirawan's cache." title="Jennifer and Andy at the cache." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQqqeXMYaU5Wahri2DmUmThx6hyM9Spf9jk1YJOxpuzGos4t4mqttegHT8okLyI8kDlGnzHPyEnSdO8nqhqAnlc1-9LWenkakz4aSPVFfwXsHNoyZSQvrArTXwO91uJ4xxxQfw_poWWsL/s400/Jennifer+Wirawan+Anchorage.jpg" />We finally made it to the cache spot and everything was nice and dry.
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The last geocacher to find it even had moved the cache to a higher spot for the winter so that it was less likely to get swamped.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of the inside of Jody Wirawan memorial geocache." title="The inside of the cache." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpoByjBmx3SlrNw4SV9zG2NEJmvXZlpb5VK0GX0rSKcBp8V5n_yZFKBpqZqDst6iSqOkSqKmZeUMkK9LYV9lhwfD43kg62cvVNvjcYoelSuhSnxrc3TowM4TpxOsCgANgP_5RZpQOumnS/s400/Inside+Jody+Wirawan+Cache.jpg" />Checking the inside of the cache.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan looking at Jody memorial cards." title="I love these cards." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W5Izi2XDGTppGwc0Hp74z9Vrb6fk9NPj5E3Dn5k4MvlU9vMDeGNeQq8J1jVXdKrQs1iHDnbaZx_FzJGkOn4P5NFir7a8oO_Gv9Sr1Bq_U1xZdFJeI4agSkOsXf1MJw_j1CmEJ2UmUL1n/s400/Jennifer+Wirawan+Reading+Memorial+Cards.jpg" />The two <a href="http://jodywirawan.com/gallery.html#card">memorial cards</a> we put in as part of the cache were still there and in good condition.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan reading Jody Wirawan birthday memorial card." title="This memorial card was made in honor of Jody's birthday." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-dj4mNXRpka0EUXrii1WqmfapBW0689ESoEFwnbVXElTGbrq0ODuBcJibSJq2Sq9jQ3adn77GySlXMoNnGh6-1AB1NhbpKgnz5NxLl1oSrnCVD4kL4e9vIOyP4RT_RFpt-65H3QdFT9a/s400/Inside+Of+Jody+Memorial+Card.jpg" />Bittersweet.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan." title="Jennifer" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9yYpi6NZdx-6S_e1OjWa-Sf42IY4kIDndJ2nvIStzcnR_dbia7OPh-nc64n8zdvcV5ouyemuHeN40OXFRR7jcdEw9unwgXvkF5czw_WLpfVN9Krozgu_6ao6CLRTrT_MS9gSYghUc3zo/s400/Jennifer+Wirawan+Reading.jpg" /><a href="http://anitasnotebook.com/jenniferwirawan" title="Link to a blog about Jennifer Francine Wirawan, Jody's sister.">Jennifer</a> reading the cards.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan's dog Andy." title="Andy is a dog Jennifer adopted :)." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpx4E-HejW8UVD7nn5HNtdeMsLKuc4sIRVjM4wbDgyJZ7wFRix51CqMQGq-T3zU-trFsYHM_bbiu37khIWoN6gF6Ze4grLux1hMhBlNhYbGi2pnhTTvHwT8qHUgP3L1646Lpc1SWK6dVR/s400/Andy+The+Dog.jpg" />Andy was misbehaving so I told him to chill out for a second.
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It takes all his concentration to sit still like this when he's outside lol.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Andy the dog looking at Jennifer Wirawan." title="Andy is so cute." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrF9wwABFc6SdlB5lAPN0dl1oeyYFVSSHfTHnJCLaPW4RNd8D47qe5uCb4-BlDttUs02fUs7V4oydopIrgv-xV9UUK_PBHXkbs4KfvRhyp9TEDXPPj8OW-EWysNsdFJMotbZU8NWA3SmBx/s400/Jennifer+And+Andy.jpg" />He loves Jennifer and attentively watches everything she does.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan refilling a geocache." title="Jennifer restocking the cache." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5opSOWn7PrK7me4sOAyMGoiEoMo8p_fZbjGcKmPi6YYgvYBOD1RL8T2gbeGkUIa3nD-ExQgWaxrCebd40xxAs7rjRxdCCvczGhyphenhyphencu1OsuptPFeBlAbJ9J57YjuVnEnqA4ETrETyKGWCiL/s400/Refilling+Geocache.jpg" />Okay time to refill the cache.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="Picture of the inside of Jody Wirawan memorial geocache." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohhn3OVTc5l6-ZHBuXXmK2SZtu-Jo65VE9PfbJM_IOqqku1Orv9kaZk0x0jn2iT4FHwl8TDGe_MsMGTG5KKq8e94hetYVKVuhw_WLwNAVML8Zk4_-pDe8O1DEMNI9n-5Oh6Y03EmDDfFc/s400/Inside+Of+Jody+Memorial+Cache.jpg" />Loading up the cache with miscellaneous prizes and goodies.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Andy the dog sitting in the woods." title="So adorable." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVZSd4gZIbqeXsQV4yUAfRYshWU-r4bDRo59fvg1Mb0dOFd3vQ7gTv0ZUD_qZysYLFj-i36RZPINT7ze4jlkI4nJohpwp1piUyhO_7nLu_If2p84D1tHwjeG4-tkmsikIue9Mxdpbg5Po/s400/Android+The+Dog.jpg" />Awww X).
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan's hand carrying a geocache." title="Jennifer carrying the cache." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t9B5ixutYy80KT-EgzYkylx7yBF20yuckFAbHfDzjHC0q8gN7TV8T0cpsit6izA5QPeUxcZso3THJ5Z-NCr67aC4IrqEffTwYciS7sZ1UPK1XAVzt4DHmkQ8wwVo2CXcNh1LFT92ey9I/s400/Moving+Jodys+Cache.jpg" />The whole area was dry so we decided to move the cache back to its old spot.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Anita Wirawan holding the Jody memorial cache." title="One last picture before the cache goes back." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtIGXt61fQhuHTnKBSUWgK_K7Fazj66HE4kCpZ0dvhc74y0ws_1SviQwO7wjZ7a90h13h90zZnrydvO_2f0FDbqL7GxgqUJWPVmO5-tTKtRFXo4cmL5EABr8wi_2tPeB7PYbQ9zXPGD1b/s400/Anita+Wirawan+Cache.jpg" />Me and the cache before I put it back :p.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="Anita Wirawan walking in the woods." title="Watch your step." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6HlzfMq97Iyn2J-G7ZVSCJJACCfx_e2XP5CZYiojR4kRkW4xOTBdVfSLgRGM9P3umpbWj80xXGU6q23U4F7a8edvPp1Zgcn37LZZ6PRyCdGQmI5Ky6fFQH-1gMA8R7l1ec_qh_K_Q1Rn/s400/Anita+Wirawan+Walking.jpg" />It's been a long time since anybody walked through here.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Anita Wirawan putting a geocache in the woods." title="Kudos to Elijah for finding this spot." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMdBy-so12RqaqbteBNft5s1M1tFRokgb72yEn_T2wQnEREjgONxcsrPc4j60Z7B2OCE5Jpp2zCH5kbFDhd2FieCGPQhdCI0p9Ri7OcJmf9k-di-yk1amLp0RFu9b1CpaAZvMKnTCsJvl/s400/Anita+Wirawan+Geocache.jpg" />The perfect spot.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Anita Wirawan using branches to cover up the Jody memorial cache." title="This took longer than I had expected." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKELohR8GS_-JGnr6bUJcM465vVLqOfa4gdqKHWwKcbeJuY6gpA0C1ymjBclw7rnzozpHxhzD2zAJ2NpGfZQXJ-970Th8W5EHXICO_42chi1yHTuJI0PvieICNPmy0pQxHGCEHv351YQMw/s400/Covering+Up+Geocache+Anita.jpg" />Gotta cover it up with brush and branches so that random passerby don't stumble upon it.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" align="right" alt="A picture of Anita Wirawan moving sticks around with her foot." title="Me moving sticks around lol." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGm3GbrdsUyMHb0FRnlLTzUBR4rrm7iO7702mSyfSnB63S8RBpqO0SX8NwV4zbRsFLfNW5E8bFoGQLOPXC3XMvzD1y5tBCCSRFnhmezLg86Z3PlGZYbugDVPCNW2_NY3ofhoGAlyB8sAR/s400/Anita+Wirawan+Hiding+Cache.jpg" />
I got a little impatient lol.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of the hidden Jody Wirawan memorial geocache." title="Jody's cache was safely hidden." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuDV08ps1K1TYUiLIoC5edQV20_j7apkNfhiNcxer3nyM0zQPTc3hxo3nGH5Gd_Y6ndfpoyop8RsCYAOjlOSgOWV8hcR_cJM7lgkVvjuAzTRPG1I5-tr3NzEEozAZfF9OvT4FcqIwR-nw/s400/Cache+Woods.jpg" />When you're out for a walk in the woods you just never know what you're passing by.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="302" width="400" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQAww0-XL8BkXV37glCSgMt-hvbO-yLjRcgePCECL9okO-Vmz7iLu4I1WOP3n7tEIxZFnpIuANjtGuGovjDdW2wu_ipiYN4iyGTMsT7b1BzilAm6BF786hX-WDr_KNtQXE_tCpedZeV-i/s400/Swampland+Rendition.jpg" />Okay back through crazy boot soaking swampland (don't worry it all dried up a couple weeks after this).
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="289" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Jennifer Wirawan smiling." title="Smiles." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoB783Hur7mcPL2x49fFQ9aHvVhQLsjDEye6kTgVuTQ0yVhzbTp3gBJvdutOgDu4RkigDMSro_I5_9jEEPLLl8KvvWrA4CEvsethMT6OMKf03WqQyPC8pdz76N7-_jNYurbdTqaYzMeH0/s400/Jennifer+Wirawan+Hiking.jpg" />After all the swampland it was nice to get out on the main trail again :).
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of a Havoline truck oil sign." title="Random finds are always cool." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMOmuueINfNXQWfPc_BF_icrRyUVQGi8UjxvmzWSr7s0_D7rIYWOU7oMrS2dbtZ8oTDvFPK_8jfTh0UwsEqmq_vCwFlQtMGinNos0RYMDS7-zF_rkf2cWBX_lLEdGMxiNw-wcaK1QALbB/s400/Havoline+Truck+Oil+Sign.jpg" />I liked the look of this old truck oil sign.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Andy the dog chewing on a large branch." title="Nomnomnom." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AhEMIJEHAgjBlF3ncvqcSiqvsQlQ_QPFqeCDSmW03jyLZbR8YsPAt98FiEWLpXVbFW0t0JkYLRcOYH_C1AemwL6yfoQ4Xb6pXfkHDnm5IBmiHMJnzCKDDL4Hd2z8F6L4rEvN7fbFSbE9/s400/Andy+Chewing+On+Branch.jpg" />Andy decided he was bored with carrying regular sized branches around.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Andy the dog dragging a tree branch." title="He's so silly sometimes." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEDtpV6YkGpBsWP0lGisH89SizztMEdYnHJB9aRnJyGnIK1YbXc_-U0O1a5Z-35jKWg9u0J2uOQ3Pso5xOgphq_HVCSXbeu5HSW_B1BmQn42roYMRT5TCn90Nw3Lq5ATq8jTEtE4CzNU6/s400/Andy+Dragging+Stick.jpg" />Though this one was so long he pretty much had to drag it.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of Andy in the grass." title="No tree branch is safe from Andy." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllXstoK5cdy4JCh4GFInP-eQrNwOTDMD9MK0qv_5L3U2SSENJW94jBBT7A7fGgm0niHx-Pr_d7yM-9tJbdhpn17RKOFTlujX9c1qmVJtSQVC3ttYzKLi5Z1ZnLdEoKhsHE2XJaJms3SG_/s400/Andy+Tree.jpg" />Then he found one that he liked even better.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="Andy the dog carrying a giant stick." title="Strong teeth." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Uyuu0sG50qm6vOJCjZQYny_XwriszqPKL_IJGe9vOGVHf2_R1WiqRL4J4Kn5rtgVs2lXkv7-4GQMf_nqRZwMYbfm_2wSRiHewLdQjLDV2OxxBsrw_cMhaKe-T9zrjU8ewiv3-Qf6KH2-/s400/Andy+Monster+Stick.jpg" />It was funny to watch him carry that monster stick around.
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<DIV style="width:400;padding:4px;background:#E8E8F2; text-align:left;"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" align="right" alt="A picture of the top of Andy the dog's head." title="Blurry dog." src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiCe-krkQvMkE55mlZj4zWvxvvHM2LlZk2VlsEONO3z3GRI0YR3XImBSLPFs04YTOdS3nNDy3gUgv9WDfSkZhNxOSkndngbcVXyEVaSGSwPhrpFJhAQ5GQz59oL5VV-EOdRp8gGLfQjDr/s400/Andy+Having+Fun.jpg" />He had fun though.
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We kept on walking and enjoyed the nice weather and scenery, happy that Jody's cache was safe and sound.
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</br></br>Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com2Anchorage, AK, USA61.2180556 -149.900277860.7287781 -151.1637053 61.7073331 -148.6368503tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-68818998102697004412011-02-26T12:52:00.000-08:002011-06-10T12:54:18.098-07:00From Alaska To Jakarta: A Birthday Cache For Jody<img src="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jodyjakarta.jpg" alt="" title="jodyjakarta" width="344" height="180" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8193" /><br />
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Today is <a href="http://jodywirawan.com/">Jody's</a> birthday, he would have been twenty-five years old. Jennifer and I thought for a long time about what to do in honor of his birthday this year, and she came up with something very unusual that Jody would have really loved.<br />
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<strong>JAKARTA</strong><br />
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Traveling was really important to Jody. As he reached adulthood he was thrilled to have the opportunity to freely travel the U.S. and even see different countries as part of his work. <br />
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He planned on doing a lot more travelling after he got out of the Army and ultimately wanted to go to Jakarta, Indonesia to visit the city where he was born.<br />
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Jakarta was a completely foreign concept to Jody and he often wondered about it when he was growing up. It was an interesting part of his story that stood out, so people always asked him, <em>'What's it like in Jakarta?</em> or <em>'Can you say something in Indonesian for us?'</em> But he had no memories of his life there. <br />
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Because he was still in the Army at the time he wasn't able to take the big trip to Jakarta with Jennifer and I in 2008. But during his first phone call to me afterwards he was full of questions and happy but tentative excitement about this part of his history finally being within reach.<br />
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<strong>THE TRAVEL BUG</strong><br />
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In honor of Jody's love for travel Jennifer came up with the (really awesome) idea of putting something that's called a 'travel bug' out in his honor. <br />
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A travel bug is a fun thing in <a href="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/2011/02/geocaching-stories.html">geocaching</a> that's basically an object that you put out that travels all over the country or the world via other people that play geocaching. <br />
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You put the travel bug in a cache and someone takes it to another cache, and in this way travel bugs go all over the world step by step. You can track it's progress online and also see any stories people have left about their adventures of moving it to a new cache. And you can even set specific goals of different places you'd like the travel bug to visit.<br />
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When Jennifer first told me about her idea I knew it was perfect and something that Jody would have totally loved. <br />
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We chose a souvenir from Jakarta as the item for the travel bug, it's a hand made keychain that has a picture of old-town Jakarta on one side:<br />
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<img src="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jakartakeychain.jpg" alt="Keychain made for Jody Wirawan in Jakarta." title="" width="584" height="438" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8151" /><br />
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and Jody's name on the other side:<br />
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<img src="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jodykeychain.jpg" alt="For Jody Michael Wirawan." title="" width="584" height="438" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8152" /><br />
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</DIV></DIV><strong>A CACHE FOR JODY</strong><br />
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But now that Jennifer and I had the travel bug we needed to come up with a cache to put it in. No cache seemed just right so we decided to create a brand new cache in memory of Jody and have his travel bug start out it's journey there. <br />
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Though we'd both done a lot of geocaching neither of us had ever started or hid a cache before, so we asked our friend <a href="http://grubmeyer.com">Elijah</a> to help us since he knows all about that kind of thing.<br />
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Elijah was really cool about it and got the ball rolling by giving us a cache and some prizes to put in it.<br />
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Strange thing, the first cache he picked up had the letters JW (which are Jody's initials) in stickers on the inside of it.<br />
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Now we had to find a place to hide the cache. So Jennifer, Elijah, his two kids, and I set off for an afternoon in the snowy woods to look for a good spot.<br />
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It was a little cold out...<br />
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...but we had fun anyway :)<br />
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We trudged through the deep snow and finally found a spot we thought was perfect.<br />
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It's out of the way but won't be impossible for people to find.<br />
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After finding the spot the first step is to start the GPS so that we can have coordinates to help people navigate to the cache. <br />
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And while the GPS triangulates we ...er ...actually Elijah hides the cache.<br />
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Now that the cache is safely hidden the stage is set for geocachers to seek it out.<br />
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We had lots of fun hiding the cache. But it was only a small adventure compared to the one we hope Jody's travel bug will have on it's way to reaching it's ultimate goal: visiting Jakarta, Indonesia.<br />
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</DIV></DIV>Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-64347199497129041672010-09-08T05:38:00.000-07:002012-07-16T17:46:49.803-07:00New Story: Jody And Fodderwing<img src="http://jodywirawan.com/images/jodyandfodderwing.jpg" width="150" height="171" alt="Screenshot from the cartoon Jody And Fodderwing." title="Jody Michael Wirawan was named after the character Jody from the cartoon Jody And Fodderwing."><br />
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Hi All,<br />
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There is a new post about Jody added to the Stories page. It's the beginning of a series that will eventually tell Jody's life story. It's called 'Jody and Fodderwing' and you can find it at:<br />
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<a href="http://jodywirawan.com/stories.html#fodderwing">CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY OF JODY AND FODDERWING</a><br />
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Thanks,<br />
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AnitaAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-85119550222232016762010-02-28T04:45:00.000-08:002010-02-28T04:45:38.212-08:00Jody Wirawan Interactive BiographyHi All,<br />
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I'd like to announce a new addition to Jody's Memorial that's been posted for his birthday this year :). It's an interactive map of Jody's life that includes point by point descriptions of events as well as videos, pictures, and other misc types of media. This is a very exciting inclusion to the Memorial because it's the most complete biography for Jody ever compiled. <br />
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There's a wide spectrum of people looking to find out more details about Jody's life right now, ranging from those who've only seen his name on a list to those who knew him personally. I think this will be a great tool for people interested in him and will also provide a good base for those wanting to look deeper into the elements of his life. Also, this can be continuously added to so that it becomes even more informative as time goes on.<br />
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The best part is that it's something that Jody would have really liked. He loved to travel and was very proud of all the places he'd been...something this biography is able to showcase very well. Anyway words just don't do this justice so check it out for yourself at:<br />
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<a href="http://jodywirawan.com/interactivebiography">http://jodywirawan.com/interactivebiography</a><br />
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Happy Birthday Jody!!Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-57153230560231050722010-02-26T14:26:00.000-08:002010-02-26T22:02:28.171-08:00Expanded Interactive BiographyHi All,<br />
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I know that some of you are stopping by this blog today to see what's being posted on <a href="http://jodywirawan.com">Jody's Memorial</a> for his birthday. We are working on something very different and interactive that will hopefully be finished by the end of today. <br />
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I'm extremely excited about this and I think it will be both informative and something that Jody would have really loved. Stay tuned, I'll post a new blog with a link to it as soon as it's ready.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
AnitaAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0Anchorage, AK, USA61.2180556 -149.900277860.5567986 -151.7679538 61.8793126 -148.0326018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-29664836714205440922010-02-18T14:22:00.001-08:002010-02-18T15:17:37.636-08:00Blog AdjustmentsMaking some adjustments to this blog to reflect it's changing function. This started out as the sole memorial site for Jody but now that's being taken care of over at <a href="http://jodywirawan.com">http://jodywirawan.com</a>. <br />
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Since this blog is now serving mainly in an update notification capacity I'm stripping the layout down to the basics to make it easier to focus on the info. This is an ongoing project for the next week so things might look a little off from time to time. Please excuse the mess :)<br />
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Thanks,<br />
AnitaAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-69165528023648533622009-11-05T20:45:00.000-08:002009-11-05T20:45:50.160-08:00Posted A New Story About Jody<img src="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/jodywirawanlikegerald.jpg" alt="jodywirawanlikegerald" title="jodywirawanlikegerald" width="247" height="250" border="1" /><br />
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Hi All, <br />
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I've decided to post an unfinished version of the story <a href="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/2009/08/a-new-site-about-jody.html">that I said I would publish back in September</a>. I wasn't able to finish it yet because it was just too hard to think back to those times so I was giving it a break, intending to finish and publish it later.<br />
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Recent events have put a worldwide spotlight on the epidemic of tragic deaths at Fort Hood and that in turn has lead to a lot of people trying to find out more about the person that Jody was. Because of that I've decided to just put the story up in it's unfinished state because it shows an important part of his life. It was a very sad time for him because of the things that were happening at home but also happy because of the love and care that his grandmother showed him. The run on sentences and brackets are not what I had hoped to publish on his memorial site but the facts are there and that's what counts.<br />
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<a href="http://jodywirawan.com/stories.html#gerald">Click here to read the story about Jody.</a><br />
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Thanks,<br />
AnitaAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-11589804214990291332009-10-01T04:59:00.000-07:002009-10-01T05:02:20.744-07:00Changed Guestbook LinkChanged the Guestbook url to combat spammers. Guestbook is now at:<br />
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<a href="http://jodywirawan.com/guestbook/jody.php">http://jodywirawan.com/guestbook/jody.php</a><br />
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Thanks,<br />
AnitaAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-12579266590581230972009-08-31T20:21:00.000-07:002009-11-05T20:47:59.618-08:00New Site About Jody<a href="http://www.jodywirawan.com"><img src="http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/jodywirawandotcom.jpg" alt="jodywirawandotcom" title="jodywirawandotcom" width="512" height="288" /></a><br />
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Hi Everyone,<br />
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I'd like to announce a new website about Jody up at: <br />
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<a href="http://www.jodywirawan.com">http://www.jodywirawan.com</a><br />
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<strong>What's different?</strong><br />
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We've drawn on ideas from the <a href="http://jodywirawan.blogspot.com">memorial blog</a> and made it into a more well rounded website. One of the problems with the blog format was that it was difficult for people to navigate and see all the content. So at this new site there are dedicated sections like a gallery for pictures/videos/cards and a page for stories. The blog will still be there but it'll now be a place where updates and edits are announced so that it's easy to keep up with new things that are posted. <br />
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I'd like to give major credit to Jennifer for the concept and construction of this website. No doubt it's a monumental task to have to build any site from scratch. But she also had extra challenges like transitioning content from the blog, making it accessible to people from parts of the world with vastly different (and conflicting) web access, and above all making sure that the site expresses who Jody was as a person. It's amazing and I couldn't be more proud of how it turned out. And after watching all the work that went into it I have to say that I have serious respect for people who design websites :). <br />
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The Guestbook</strong><br />
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I think the most interesting part about this new site is the guestbook. Yes it's a place for visitors to the site to leave messages or comments...but it also goes beyond that and draws on things people have written in other places about Jody. It's a collaborative effort and I think over time it will tell a unique (and unpredictable) kind of story. It's just starting out right now so feel free to add something yourself, it's open to anyone at any time:<br />
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<a href="http://jodywirawan.com/guestbook/jody.php">http://jodywirawan.com/guestbook/jody.php<br />
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<strong>September Story</strong><br />
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Lastly, September is here and this is a heartbreaking month for anyone that knew Jody or even for those that just knew of his story. Twenty-two is too young for anyone to die and it's easy to get overwhelmed thinking about all the things he won't get to do. It's only natural to think about absence when someone dies, but what about their life? <br />
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We all knew Jody in different ways and have different stories to tell about him. I want to tell you about one part of his life that most people don't know about but was an important part of who he was. It's not finished right now but I'll be posting it in the next few days on the Stories page. Anyway until then please take a look at the new site, hope you like it!<br />
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<a href="http://www.jodywirawan.com">http://www.jodywirawan.com</a><br />
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Thanks,<br />
Anita<br />
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<b>Update:</b><br />
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The story about Jody mentioned in this post is now up at his memorial:<br />
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<a href="http://jodywirawan.com/stories.html#gerald">http://jodywirawan.com/stories.html#gerald</a>Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-63544045614037249892009-02-26T14:54:00.000-08:002009-02-26T20:47:22.148-08:00Jody Wirawan Memorial Birthday CardA card commemorating the birth of Jody Michael Wirawan. Jody was born on February 26th, 1986 at a naval hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The picture on the front of the card is from Jody's first birthday party in Depok, Indonesia. The inside has pictures from his childhood and high school graduation. And the back has Alaska's state flower, the Forget Me Not.<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/jodybdaycard5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/jodybdaycard5.jpg" alt="Front and back of memorial birthday card for Jody Wirawan." border="0" height="362" width="586" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/jodybdaycard3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/jodybdaycard3.jpg" style="border: medium none black;" alt="Inside of memorial birthday card for Jody Wirawan." border="0" height="362" width="586" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Click on pictures for larger view.</span>Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-30992096165815516172009-01-01T22:31:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:40:05.416-08:00Jody Wirawan Memorial VideoA video about the life of <a href="http://jodywirawan.blogspot.com/2008/12/jody-wirawan-1986-2008.html">Jody Wirawan</a> (1986 - 2008):<br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z8zJahsGtWE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z8zJahsGtWE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-61933856560293989712009-01-01T22:12:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:29:03.626-08:00Eulogy For Jody Wirawan<a href="http://jodywirawan.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/Jody%20Wirawan/jodystand.jpg" border="1" alt="Jody Wirawan after graduation." /></a><br /><br />This is a eulogy for <a href="http://jodywirawan.blogspot.com/2008/12/jody-wirawan-1986-2008.html">Jody Wirawan</a> read by one of his sisters at his memorial:<br /><br /> I'd like to start off by saying thank you all for being here today. I'm not sure how to express how happy I am to be surrounded by so many people who have come to honor and celebrate Jody's life. I know that you and I might not know each other and we might not have even met before this afternoon. But you're here because you care about Jody and so to me that makes us family.<br /><br /> It's become clear to me that words can't adequately describe the meaning and value of Jody's short life. And when I think about everything he had to go through over the years it makes me want to be bitter at the injustice of it. But that's not how Jody lived his life. He faced so much adversity but he still chose not to be bitter. He chose to have a good heart and I want to honor that.<br /><br /> Jody Michael Wirawan was born on Wednesday, February 26th 1986 in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the time our parents were still together but their marriage was falling apart. They fought almost every night. And even though they had just had an adorably handsome baby boy, neither of them could keep it together long enough to give Jody the attention that he needed.<br /><br /> Not long after Jody was born our parent's marriage ended and Jody, Mom and I moved to the U.S. We lived in Michigan and Texas before coming to Alaska, the place he called home.<br /><br /> Growing up I couldn't have asked for a better little brother. I tried to teach him the important things in life: you know, like how to rollerblade and play baseball. Jody wasn't real crazy about those things but he'd do them anyway because he knew that I liked them. His favorite thing was to play video games on the new Nintendo that Dad had just sent him. Jody would spend hours playing Mario Brothers and perfecting each level. A lot of times I'd play too and we would each take turns using the one controller. Even though I'd be more cautious than he would and take a lot more time, he was always patient and would wait his turn without complaining. Those were some of the best times in my life and I spent them with my little brother.<br /><br />He never lost that sense of compassion as he got older. As the years went on he was faced with more and more impossible situations but he continued to make the choice to be a good person. There were a lot of times in his life when food was scarce and he went hungry. But instead of becoming bitter about it he became someone who was more likely to share food with others. The last time I ever saw Jody he stayed at our house for a week, and the day before he left he came home with a bunch of grocery bags packed with food. He quietly went into the kitchen and stocked up our cupboards as a way of saying thank you for having him over. That was Jody.<br /><br /> When I talk to people about my brother the one thing everyone seems to remember most is the way he walked...you know what I'm talking about all puffed out and proud of himself. And he should be. When I found out that Jody had joined the Army I was really worried at first. But after talking to him about his job and how proud he was of what he was doing I couldn't help but smile. He told me that he'd visited Ground Zero and the Pentagon and had been moved by the experience. This was one of the things that made him want to join the Army. I told him that I was proud of him, and I still am.<br /><br /> Jody had wanted to have a big family. A few months ago we were having dinner and he asked me how many kids I was planning on having. I said probably just two and then asked him if he ever thought about having kids. He puffed up his chest in that way that he does and proudly told me that he was planning on having <span style="font-style: italic;">six </span>kids.<br /><br /> I was really surprised and said well, that was a lot to take on and maybe he might want to try having 'em one at a time and see how it goes. He laughed but his mind was made up. He'd been thinking about it for a long time and wanted to have exactly six. When I asked him why, he said that he knew somebody who was a father to six kids and that it had inspired him. I thought it was amazing that he'd want to have any kids at all considering everything he'd been through in his own childhood. But that was Jody.<br /><br /> He knew that a person wasn't defined by the cards they were dealt in life, but by how they chose to live it. I was never so proud of him as when he said he wanted to have a big family and to give them a good life. I wish he would have had a chance to make his dream happen. Twenty-two is too young for anyone to die, but especially for someone who had survived so much and had wanted to do such good in the world.<br /><br /> Jody was the best brother I could have ever asked for. He was a good friend and a patient listener. I'll miss his sense of humor and how he could always crack a cheesy smile at just the right time to make you laugh. I'll miss playing video games and watching movies together. I'll miss picking up the phone and hearing "Heeey Anita, what's new with you?" But most of all I'll miss hearing him say "I love you Sis."<br /><br />I love you too Jody.Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-19140975556468646792008-12-20T20:37:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:52:22.431-08:00Jody Wirawan Memorial CardThis card was given out at the memorial that was held for Jody at the University of Alaska Anchorage :<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/Jody%20Wirawan/JodyWirawanfront.jpg" width="474" height="650" border="1" alt="Front picture of memorial card for Jody Michael Wirawan."><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/Jody%20Wirawan/JodyWirawaninsideleft.jpg" width="474" height="650" border="1" alt="Inside picture of memorial card for Jody Michael Wirawan."><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/Jody%20Wirawan/JodyWirawaninsideright.jpg" width="477" height="650" border="1" alt="Obituary and picture of memorial card for Jody Michael Wirawan."><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/Jody%20Wirawan/JodyWirawanback.jpg" width="490" height="650" border="1" alt="Back of memorial card for Jody Michael Wirawan.">Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937366521906536034.post-57386854871850365992008-12-12T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-08T19:17:27.176-08:00Jody Wirawan 1986 - 2008<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/afasdfawir.jpg" border="1" alt="Jody Wirawan"><br /><br /><br />Jody Wirawan was born on February 26, 1986 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He moved with his family to the U.S. not long after he was born and lived in Michigan and Texas before finally settling in Alaska at age 10. Much of his childhood was spent homeless or in foster care, but he worked hard to stay in school and eventually graduated from Bartlett High in 2004 and went on to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage. He had visited Ground Zero and the Pentagon shortly after the 9/11 attacks and was deeply moved, inspiring him to serve his country in the U.S. Army after college.<br /><br />Jody attended basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia where he excelled at being a soldier, getting the highest score in his unit on warrior skills and tasks as well as a perfect score on his mortar exams. Afterwards he was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas and his unit was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served in Iraq for over a year as the armorer for his unit, a job he did with great dedication and pride.<br /><br />Jody was the best brother and son anyone could ever ask for. He's an inspiration to those who knew him because despite facing countless hardships in life he still chose to be a kind and caring person. Even though he experienced much adversity in his own childhood he had wanted to have six children and provide them with a loving home. <br /><br />He came back from Iraq in 2008 and had planned to serve his community as an Alaska State Trooper after completing his enlistment with the Army. However, a few days before he was to return home he died in Killeen, Texas during an altercation at his apartment which ended with him shooting another soldier before turning the gun on himself.<br /><br />He is survived by his father Joe Wirawan and mother Kitty Kohli; foster father Russell Pressley; sisters Anita Wirawan, Jennifer Grattan, and Amelia "Tsunami" Wirawan; and brother Nabil "Barry" Wirawan.<br /><br />He was preceded in death by his beloved grandmother Florence Kohli.<br /><br />In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial donations be sent to <a href="http://www.covenanthouseak.org/">Covenant House Alaska</a>.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/hiddenfall/jfsdfuo.jpg" border="1" alt="Jody Wirawan">Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364179036531354479noreply@blogger.com1