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I am having a very hard time believing this. This is just way beyond my comprehension that Drew could do that to Brent, then jump himself. Words can not express ....Mark McCasland

Nobody that knew them both can believe it. I think it was a way for them to close the case. It might certainly have insurance implications for Irene and it is, from my point of view, a disgusting implication. I still believe it was some kind of accident. Unfortunately we will never know exactly what happened. -- Alex Feldstein

I can't and won't believe it. -- Mike Yearwood

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2007.01.12 2005 deaths of man, son in Yellowstone ruled murder-suicide
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/01/12/news/wyoming/bd74cdc6186f46f58725726100075829.txt

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On Friday, September 16, 2005, Drew Speedie and his son, Brent, fell a few hundred feet to their deaths from a bridge in Yellowstone Park. The Speedie family was on vacation there. Details of this tragedy are extremely limited at this time.

Drew was a friend and a valued member of the Visionpace team. He was the architect and primary developer of the Visual Maxframe Professional VFP framework and a frequent speaker at Fox conferences in North America and Europe and was often accompanied by Brent and his wife, Irene.

Questions or concerns should be directed to Russ Swall (rswall@visionpace.com) or by phone, 816-350-7900 or 888-904-7900.

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Drew Speedie memorial site

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I have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of grief and offers of assistance. We are building a Drew and Brent Speedie Memorial site. It will have a link to a page where those who wish can contribute to a memorial fund. I will post the link as soon as it goes live.

Cards and letters for Irene should be sent to
Irene Speedie
c/o Visionpace
17501 E Hwy 40 Ste 218
Independence, MO 64055

Russ Swall


Links to the story and subsequent investigation

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Scobleizer weblog: http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/09/19.html#a11195

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Update 2007.01.12
2005 deaths of man, son in Yellowstone ruled murder-suicide

Update 2006.03.11
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=60920

Update (2006.01.17):
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/01/17/news/wyoming/51cb521a36315cff872570f80068563b.txt

Update 2005.11.07
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2005/11/07/news/news1.txt

Arizona newspaper report http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0919AZ-Yellowstone-Deaths-ON.html (requires free registration)

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/09/19/news/01brief.txt

http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/09/18/news/01deaths.txt

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/09/17/build/wyoming/42-ystone-deaths.inc

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/09/19/build/wyoming/40-park-deaths.inc

http://helenair.com/articles/2005/09/18/montana/hjjejaichhfgif.txt

Latest US Parks Stories: http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks

Photo of the Gardner Bridge: http://donandcharlotte.com/album01/yellowstone2003_25
Another: http://www.yellowstonepictures.com/YGrdnrRvrBrdg1.html

Some more photos and a video from a helicopter flight over that bridge: http://nps.gov/yell/tours/thismonth/august2005/jimhelicoptervideo.htm
click the upper of the two videos
Link works like that: first click on above link, when it is in the address bar hit the enter key.
If that does not work: get the link into IE's adress bar, press the upcase key, keep it pressed down and then click the Update/Refresh button in the Standard CommandBar, then it works, at least for me.

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The 3 links below only work when copied and pasted in the browser Address bar:
http://nps.gov/yell/press/0573.htm
http://nps.gov/yell/press/0572.htm
http://nps.gov/yell/press/0571.htm

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See Also: Drew Speedie Drew Speedie Memories

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