Jared, Ashleigh, and Brock


Here is a picture of brother Jack's 3 children. He had a big sister Ashleigh that unfortunately died in a terrible automobile accident in August, 1987, when she had just turned 17. Now Jared has joined her in their heavenly bodies looking down and smiling. She was waiting at the the pearly gates to welcome her little brother, where is now talking his head off and finally being understood by all the angels. I can see his smile now, can't you! Uncle Jeff loves you!

Jared N. Nutter Pictures


This is one of Jared's pictures when he was about 18. As you have read, he was a 'special child' with many challenges but overcame so many. His pathway in life made him friends without number, too many to even begin. He was only on loan to us for a short time. Enjoy my telling his story as he could not. His uncle Jeff, the Knutt from the Ham.

Jared Northcutt Nutter

2/20/09

Dear friends and family and my 1st family,

Jason Nutter and family, Chris Nutter, and Betty Nutter

I hope you all know Jared passed away Monday night. He just went to sleep and woke up in Heaven. He was home over the weekend and the only thing different, he had some cold symptoms but nothing to be alarmed about.

Jared had developed some balance problems and recently something like a brief fainting-spell. He was in UAB clinic for 3 days a month ago and all the neurological tests showed nothing. They changed his medication and Jack took him back home. Jared stayed at a home right behind our house on Rocky Ridge road. He had some very loving care givers Deandray, James and Debra. They came to the funeral and found out from them what happen Monday night.

Jared was at the home on rocky ridge and about 8:00pm, he had just had his bath and suddenly got sick on his stomach, lost consciousness immediately and stopped breathing. They did CPR and called 911 and the ambulance was there is 5 minutes but Jared never responded. They took him to St. Vincent’s emergency where he was DOA.

The only thing I can tell you is what the doctors told us. He had some kind of “catastrophic event”. The doctor said “someone like Jared had too many things wrong, and this kind of thing can happen”.

Jack and Vicki’s friends and Church and SS class took care of everything over the last 3 days. Companionship, loving care, food, fixing and cleaning up, just anything the family needed, they were there. Thursday after the funeral they had set up the kitchen and dining room with dinner for all the extended Nutter/Northcutt family. The silent behind the scenes angels were there all 3 days in and out. They were fantastic.

You all grew up with Jared and he still remembers “Chris”. Every time Jared saw his uncle Jeff, it was “Jey” for Jeff, the “Chri…” for Chris. He had not seen Chris in 20 years but somewhere in his mind, there was Chris every time he saw me.

The family asked my boys and I told them all you guys were all away and had very busy lives in CO and NY. Some of Vicki and Jacks friends remember you two growing up and your friendships with Ashleigh, Jared and Brock. We shared some great memories.

The food was something else. They bought or fixed homemade, Honey baked ham, chicken fingers, fresh green beans, a corn casserole, potato casserole, tomato aspic, broccoli-rice casserole, fresh fruit salad, several kinds of breads and hot rolls. The desserts were tiramisu (an Italian restaurant in Homewood), homemade caramel and chocolate cakes, white pudding cake, and homemade banana pudding. I had bought two gallons of Milo’s sweet tea and they made several pots of hot coffee.

We stayed until everyone left and Jack and Vicki and Brock and Jamie were going back out to the cemetery. They insisted Karen and I go home as we had been there all 3 days and yes, they were right, we were worn out. We brought some of the food home as they could never finish up all they had left. We were in bed before 8:00pm and asleep by 9.

It is 6:00am Friday and dad was up early, got my nap out by 4:30 or 5:00. I wanted to write my boys and tell them I loved them this morning. Jack wanted Karen and I to write the obituary and I put a tag line here for you. We mentioned Magic 96 in Jared’s obituary and Rob and Shannon from the morning show came to the funeral to meet the family of this “special child” that loved their station, basketball, tennis, and loved his family “fiercely”.

Love to all,

Dad and of course, a/k/a Grandpa Jeff

http://obits.al.com/birmingham/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=124295024

Hitting Brick Wall

2/11/2009

Dear friends and family and my casual reader,

Good morning. This post is about a stumble that let this writer hit the corner of a brick wall. I had finished work one day last week and left the office and heading toward my favorite gas station to fill my car.

Everything ran Ok, filled the car, then headed into the station to pay. I was looking ahead and not 'down' and missed one of those short steps, (maybe 6"), and stumbled, losing my balance. It was so fast, the only thing I could do, was put my hands foward to brace for the fall.

Good news, I never hit the ground. My left hand and shoulder hit the door frame and edge of the brick wall, taking a chunk out of the left palm. Then on I went and hit the counter where John (owner) was talking on the phone. After the rattling of everything subsided, they got a towel to ebb the flow out the hole in my palm.

John was great, ask how I was and helped me pay for my purchase, offered to check my car's oil, transmission fluid, and even checked the air pressure. He again ask how I was, and I told him I lived nearby and luckily did not break anything and would dress this at home.

I drove home right handed. I got in the house, rinsed the wound, and put on antibiotic cream and a double bandage. This seemed to be the only damage until that night and the next morning. The left arm and shoulder and chest muscles now ache like a tooth ache. I called my neuro doctor and got an appointment early the next week.

Good news, I did not break anything. Bad news, 6 weeks for the hurting to go away. Dr. Swillie (my neuro/pain doc) said I pulled and/or strained all the muscles in my shoulder and chest and at 71, "Jeff, it takes time". The example he used and my I quote "If drive 70 or 80 miles an hour in your car, would a 71 Chevy make it to Atlanta. Something would start falling off in Pell City, about 20 miles." Ouch!

I am now on pain patches, pain Rx, plus Tylenol. It has been just a week since this happen and typing is about the most strenous thing I can do, except "right handed"!
Be careful my friends, bad stuff happens.

But I like what he said about his grandmother. He was a kid and worked a day picking strawberries with his 80 year old grandmother. He was so sore, then he ask her, "Granny does your back not hurt after working bent over all day?". She smiled, looked at him, "Yes, but nobody wants to hear about it". Fantastic!

Jeff the Knutt in the Ham

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