Please consider giving time, or money, if you have it to spare, to one of these worthy organizations:
1. Childrens Medical Center where he was a patient and a volunteer. www.childrens.com
2. National Kidney Foundation, as Carl was a two time kidney transplant recipient, once from a live donor and once from a deceased organ donor. www.kidney.org
Also, donate or volunteer for a cancer related organization, as both conditions contributed to his early transition.
3. Become an official organ donor. www.organdonor.gov
*This one does not cost anything, except a few moments of your time.*
4. Local Arts Related: www.artlovemagic.com, and H4: Hip Hop Helps Heal via FaceBook groups or MySpace profile. Carl was a lover of art, music and poetry, especially of urban music.
5. Film Lover: He attended www.outtakesdallas.org and supported its related GLBT beneficiary www.youthfirsttexas.org
6. Singer and Actor: Richland College choir or other school or church based music or acting program
7. Collin College, audio engineering dept, perhaps a scholarship to help students with the cost of equipment related to their studies
8. Animal Lovers: ASPCA, Humane Society or other animal shelter
9. Camps for Kids with Special Needs: Carl was a camp attendee and counselor in his youth.
10. A friend planted a tree in Carl's honor, and you can do so @ www.thetreesremember.com.
11. Inclusive Spirituality: Cathedral of Hope Interfaith Peace Chapel, MCC Churches and Earth Rhythms. He attended COH, MCC Greater Dallas and Winter Solstices in the DFW area.
www.earthrhythms.org
www.cathedralofhope.com
www.mccchurch.org
www.awakeningheart.org
12. As a proud stoner, Carl would not want me to leave this one out. :) www.norml.org/index.cfm
Wherever you normally put your time and money, please continue to do that in his honor. Thank you for your efforts to honor Carl.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Formal Carl Bio: Revised Version Dec 2009
Carl died suddenly September 2 after a brief but intense illness at the age of 34. Raised in Garland, TX, he attended North Garland High School. He later received an Associates of General Studies degree from Richland College in 2002, where he enjoyed courses in the humanities, philosophy and government. After his graduation from Richland, he took biotechnology, veterinary technology and accounting courses. Most recently, he studied audio engineering at Collin College in Plano, and he planned to complete that certification program and pursue a career as a music marketing consultant or a club dj/music manager.
His love of music extended to the choir. In the mid 1990s, he sang in the Richland College choir and enjoyed a choir trip to FL. He also served as a mid 1990s camp counselor to a group of kids with special needs at Camp Cullen, where he had also been a camper as a teen. He participated in events related to organ donation awareness and to being a kidney transplant recipient with his family and friends. He also volunteered at the main information desk at Children's Medical Center in the early 1990s. He participated in musical theater, and he was involved in a production of Oklahoma in the early 1990s in Garland.
For more than 15 years, he enjoyed good times in Oak Lawn, and he was an active member of Cathedral of Hope and its sanctuary choir from 2000 to 2004. Although he was primarily a student, homemaker and volunteer caregiver to his many dogs and his grandparents, he worked part time at Ticketmaster, Papa Johns, Blimpie and Kelly Services, when his health allowed him to work a paid job. In 1999, he spent several months living in the San Jose area of California, where he worked at a pizza place. He loved to travel and took many memorable trips with family and friends. He also loved nature, especially water, trees and mountains. He devoured movies and live concerts, especially Bette Midler, Madonna, Santana and the Black Eyed Peas.
An online memorial page exists for Carl under JCM Heavenly DJ at <jcmheavenlydj.blogspot.com> for people to add their thoughts and memories. Also, his page will have a list of charities related to Carl's life and legacy, for those wishing to offer their time or money in his honor. Please email jmeilers76@gmail.com or leave a message at 866-430-6390 for more details on future gatherings to honor Carl and his impact on his communities. Facebook users can find him under profile.to/jcmheavenlydj or artist.to/jcmheavenlydj.
His love of music extended to the choir. In the mid 1990s, he sang in the Richland College choir and enjoyed a choir trip to FL. He also served as a mid 1990s camp counselor to a group of kids with special needs at Camp Cullen, where he had also been a camper as a teen. He participated in events related to organ donation awareness and to being a kidney transplant recipient with his family and friends. He also volunteered at the main information desk at Children's Medical Center in the early 1990s. He participated in musical theater, and he was involved in a production of Oklahoma in the early 1990s in Garland.
For more than 15 years, he enjoyed good times in Oak Lawn, and he was an active member of Cathedral of Hope and its sanctuary choir from 2000 to 2004. Although he was primarily a student, homemaker and volunteer caregiver to his many dogs and his grandparents, he worked part time at Ticketmaster, Papa Johns, Blimpie and Kelly Services, when his health allowed him to work a paid job. In 1999, he spent several months living in the San Jose area of California, where he worked at a pizza place. He loved to travel and took many memorable trips with family and friends. He also loved nature, especially water, trees and mountains. He devoured movies and live concerts, especially Bette Midler, Madonna, Santana and the Black Eyed Peas.
An online memorial page exists for Carl under JCM Heavenly DJ at <jcmheavenlydj.blogspot.com> for people to add their thoughts and memories. Also, his page will have a list of charities related to Carl's life and legacy, for those wishing to offer their time or money in his honor. Please email jmeilers76@gmail.com or leave a message at 866-430-6390 for more details on future gatherings to honor Carl and his impact on his communities. Facebook users can find him under profile.to/jcmheavenlydj or artist.to/jcmheavenlydj.
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