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Shrader & Associates L.L.P.

“Your dedication and hard work changes the lives of families”

I just wanted to personally thank you for all your hard work and all your kindness to Tommy and Brian, they think so highly of all of y’all. Your dedication and hard work changes the lives of families, enabling us to live with dignity and bear the loss of our loved one with a little more peace and ease. Keep that in mind whenever you lose a case or feel down. Your work is powerful and HELPS. Take care and know you are deeply appreciated. Please pass this along to the office. May God Bless,

Tom & Brian's Mom

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Shrader & Associates L.L.P.

“Thank you to so many of you who helped me make Jack’s memorial service a great success. Trust me, Jack was looking down on us and he definitely approved.”

Hi everyone,

First of all I am truly sorry for taking so long in getting out to y’all.

You know for a year we were fighting for the cure. Not once through that year did we ever let ourselves think any different. So when Jack was starting to feel really sick, I thought his blood was low and he might need more blood. After all his body was almost poisoned for almost a year between chemo and radiation and that really, really tough surgery. So when he was in the hospital at MDA I am thinking he need some new blood and he will be able to come home and everything will be fine, and back on the road to recovery. Well that was not to be. Dr. Walsh told me to take Jack home and make him comfortable. I never realized how deep words can cut, it took my breath away. Dr. Walsh knew this was to hit me like a lead balloon, he had a nurse by my side. I knew right then I was losing my sweet Jack. Dr. Walsh gave Jack 2 months, it was 5 weeks. After my conversation with the doctor I quit my job. My place was with Jack 24/7, I hardly left our home. Jack and I have always been close with each other. Not having children, our relationship has only been about us. We even became closer through his illness if that was possible.

Thank you to so many of you who helped me make Jack’s memorial service a great success. I did not plan the food or the Harley escort. I was not able to handle much at that time. I am so grateful for all the help yall gave me. Talk about shutting down highway 6 on a Saturday!!! For his Harley escort to the memorial service. Trust me, Jack was looking down on us and he definitely approved.

Thank you just seems so small to me when y’all worked so hard making his service a great success. Mark, you did a great job reading Jack’s favorite poem. Jack loved his Harley, but planes always came first. He was truly a Jack of all trades. He was an electrical engineer by trade. He had his pilot license just for fun and owned 2 boats. He could repair just about anything. He owned many great sports cars and two Harleys which he truly enjoyed. We met a lot of wonderful people once he bought the Harley.

After the memorial service and everyone went home, I was alone with my thoughts and fears. I stayed in and would walk around the house and hold Jack in my heart and look at his pictures. Asking why-why did this happen! It was a very lonely dark time for me.

I tried so many times to pull out the acknowledgments, I just could not bring myself to do them. I knew Jack was gone in my head, but imy heart could not believe it. It just seemed that when I would get out the acknowledgements I know it was true and he was truly gone from this earth. And now I am left with his pictures and our memories.

However, I am doing much better now. It was tough, but I feel like I am going to be able to go on again. I love Jack and miss home like crazy, but I also know Jack would want me to go on with my life until its my turn to leave this earth to go home and be with my Jack. I also know its ok for me to go on with my life.

Thank you all so very much for all your help and support, food, phone calls, emails, and most of all, your love for Jack.

He was a very happy man. He lived his life according to Jack, he was always smiling. One of his nicknames was ‘Smiling Jack’

Debbie F

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Shrader & Associates L.L.P.

“I could have never gotten through this without the team from Shrader & Associates.”

Jack’s Story

When Jack first got sick we thought it was the flu because he was such a healthy man. When he was first admitted into the hospital, he was there for 12 days and none of the doctors really knew what was wrong. You see, so Jack’s original doctor sent him to MD Anderson. Off we went to MDA and it was there we were told the worst news anybody could ever hear – .

I kept all of our friends informed via e-mail as to what the doctors were telling us, the surgery, and Jack’s recovery. One of our friends happened to be working with an attorney and asked if Jack’s cancer was caused by asbestos. When I said yes, she told me that the firm she worked for handled asbestos cases and that they are great at what they do and that they have a heart and will put our needs first. Jack agreed to meet with them.

They came to our home and Jack was very impressed. Jack was not impressed easily and he could always see through people if they had heart or if they were out for themselves. We decided to hire Shrader & Associates.

They took right over and kept in-touch with us and held our hands through the process. They became part of our family and they respected Jack and what he was going through. When it came time for a deposition, they came to our home because Jack was no longer able to leave his bed. They were so polite and gentle with us.

I can’t say enough of how wonderful Ross Stomel and his team of people were to us. They always put our needs first. When Jack lost his battle to Mesotehlioma cancer, Ross came to Jacks funeral. I was so shocked to see him there, after all ‘this man is an attorney’ I thought, he was doing his job to represent us. Ross always went way beyond his call of duty. However, because he went above and beyond and always treated us like family it should have been no surprise to me.

After Jack passed away, whenever I called the office everybody always treated me with respect and was so warm and friendly they always went out of their way to help me. No matter who I spoke with, they were wonderful. I can’t say enough of how kind and considerate everybody is that works at Shrader & Associates. They are in a tough business and they deal with people who have had their hearts broken. They never make you feel that you are a burden. Ross would drop whatever he was doing to talk to me and trust me, he is a very busy man. He would call me at 8:00 or 9:00 at night to check on me.

My heart breaks for anyone that has to go through this type of cancer. But these attorneys do it with heart and I will always be grateful for that. They put their clients first and themselves second. I could have never gotten through this without the team from Shrader & Associates. They are wonderful people. They had the ability to see how broken I was and they held my hand all the way through that horrible time in my life with Jack and when I was left on my own they stayed with me long after Jacks death.

Debbi

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Shrader & Associates L.L.P.

“You are the antidote to the machine of the inhuman and unfeeling corporations.”

Dear Dream Team I wanted to handwrite a few things. First of all, again, thank you so very much for all your hard work and the way you “took care” of Tom & Brian while there. But I wanted to say something that may be in your busy lives you could lose touch a little, with how much impact your work has on changing lives for the better. What you’ve done is facilitate the lost or deceased one to continue caring for his family even after he’s gone. It has enabled us to live with dignity and purpose that was difficult and impossible before. So when you have days that are difficult or you feel like you’re on a treadmill, try to remember all the good you do in changing families lives for the better. You are the antidote to the machine of the inhuman and unfeeling corporations. So thank you from the King family with all our hearts.

Patricia C.

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