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Macella's Corner


anyone could be missed, but I will miss my father terribly, he died Jan 1st. Well known to many in the horseshow world by his fre-


elcome to 2011, the year that the human popu- lation on earth reaches 7 billion. With that many of us sharing the planet, it's hard to believe that


quent ringside presence, Emmett O'Neill was truly a man of his times. Born to Irish immigrant parents he displayed the work ethic and ambition that famously built this coun- try. He represented to all of us the very cornerstone this country was built on, unwavering character and strength. From his boyhood paper route, to college football, to his


where he ceremoniously placed him- self and “held court” with all of us. His input and opinions to and about shows, competition, the farm, the riders and horse owners were in integral part of the business and will be missed beyond measure. It will be quite a transition for me not to have my father's opinion of this year's crop of "new horses" just arrived from Czech and making their debut at Thermal, as well as his wry observations about customers and fellow competi- tors inside and outside the ring.


25 year military career, and finally his drive culminated in his passionate devotion to teaching. His specialty interest was Asian studies and he created the Asian Study program at Santa Rosa High School, as well as Santa Rosa College. When the borders of China opened to outsiders, he was one of the first to arrive, with a mission to introduce “west- ern” education and literature. Stanford University sent him to China on a Fulbright Scholarship. My father firmly be- lieved in making a contribution to the society you lived in and doing everything as well as you possibly could and Stanford acknowledged that drive. It was my tremendous good fortune to have the idyl-


lic childhood that he and my mother created and which they have continued to foster for the extended "family" of Diamond Mountain Stables and the horse world at large. One of his favorite places was the BIG leather chair he hauled in himself and put in the HITS VIP area. That is


phone calls and the constant flow of magazines and books, often highlighted, delivered for me to read and discuss with him later. He was laid to rest with a full Military Honors burial cer- emonies, complete with the gun salute and the American flag draping his casket presented to my mother. I never expected to be so moved by the showing of American re- spect for their veterans, but I was in awe. I wonder how all of us remaining here in this chaotic, complicated, transient population of 7 billion people can honor the contributions of father's generation and emulate some of their best values…….courtesy, loyalty, discipline and great courage. We can never go back in time, but as we move forward, leaning upon the accomplishments and sacrifices of those that came before us, we can best thank them by acknowledging their many contributions and car- rying their most cherished ideals forward. For me that will be a lifetime's work.


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