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the markham economist sun public safety saturday june 3 2006 girl coping well after parents deaths office depot tafatrgcareofismtoerr 1 by martin derbyshire staff writer sevenyearold katie manchester just smiled and nodded when father ron cote suggested she was spoiled by her parents you were really lucky to have a mom and dad who loved each other so much and who loved each other more than words can say he told young katie in front of the more than 300 mourners gathered to say goodbye to her parents rob and lisa manchester at a richmond hill church friday some say they spoiled you and if thats true it wasnt such a bad thing any way if you live to be a 90yearold woman you will always remember their love the couple was killed last saturday when according to police their car was struck while making a left turn onto stouffville road from yonge street by a suspected street racer mr manchester 47 and his wife lisa 43 were out for dinner to celebrate their anniversary the night they were killed fr cote a retired member of the cler gy who is lisas uncle and who per formed the couples marriage ceremony said each was the others anchor lets just say they were a perfect match and if any marriage was made in heaven this one surely was making note of the tragic and sense less way they died fr cote also asked mourners to press politicians for laws to end street racing let us pray and make our voices heard in the hopes that no other families have to endure similar pain he said let us insist that legislation be passed to curb the selfish disregard for public safety that seems to be such a problem today following the sombre service michael gray brother of katies guardians jeff and cathy gray said the girl is doing well our main concern at this time is katies wellbeing and she is coping as well as can be expected he said she is such a bright articulate and lovely little girl- he also took the opportunity to ques tion anyone involved in street racing why would anyone want to travel 150 kmh on a public road and through a busy intersection he asked i would like an answer to that being in that church service theres only one message here it has to stop oak ridges mpp frank wees agrees he raised the street racing issue in the provincial legislature thursday ques tioning why the province has not fol lowed through on legislation introduced by the previous government among other provisions the bill called for a ban on the nitrous oxide fuel systems found in many street racing vehicles the tragedy that the manchester family has endured just highlights the need for this legislation mr klees said i will be putting pressure on the govern ment to revisit that legislation save 50 m gezbisms kidz cam digital camera kit 591358 reg 2999 look for this and other exciting specials in this weeks action packed insert full of fantastic specials while supplies last lnstore only valid 060306 through 060906 jjihiim5 advertisement electric and gas company helps homeowner buy a new central 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