Sheep and Turkey
ABDULLAH BAYHAN, 53, died today, July 8th, at exactly 4:15 a.m. Shop owner, family man, and community vigilante of justice. Bayhan was found dead in his convenience store, New Fava, on the north/west side of Chicago. He died a victim. Leaving behind a legacy for anyone and everyone to aspire to and to mourn.
Since the sheep tragedy in Turkey yesterday, he had been quite distressed. For those of you who are not aware of the sheep tragedy, let me fill you in. It seems that yesterday morning, on a hill somewhere in Istanbul, just after breakfast. A sheep wandered away from the flock and committed suicide by plummeting to it’s death on the rocks below. For some strange reason, in an incident not repeated since the New Testament, this set off a chain reaction. 1,500 other sheep followed suit and went and did likewise. After it was all over, 450 sheep had been successful in taking their own lives. The other 1050 that had plummeted in the melee were saved by the cushion of those sheep that had perished. But who knows - they could never be right again.
This tragedy - and it is a tragedy, considering the $100,000 hit the owners of the herds took as a result of the mass suicide - has a direct correlation with the tragedy in Chicago. Let me fill you in. It seems that Abdullah Bayhan’s family, in Turkey, owned a large percentage of the flock that expired, leaving them in dire straits. Since the accident, they had been in contact with Abdullah, asking for money, asking for him to come home, asking him for help - for the family. And he did not know what he was going to do.
All of this pressure had caused the distress that Abdullah was feeling at 4:10 in the morning when two masked and armed men came into New Fava, with the intent to “rob his family” once again. With a long time history of defending not only his store, but many other establishments on the block, Abdullah did not hesitate to remove his shotgun from underneath the register. He was agitated. He was looking for retribution. Many think he would have killed the two men then and there. But it was too late. He took two shots in the chest from the masked men. And they were gone. And now, so is Abdullah.
In Chicago, Abdullah is survived by his wife, Alucia, and his daughter, Ramullah, 28. In Turkey, Abdullah is survived by many. If you would like to make a contribution to either family, you can contact the Turkish embassy in New York City. Also, any information concerning the identity of the masked men, would be greatly appreciated and will be kept confidential.
Since the sheep tragedy in Turkey yesterday, he had been quite distressed. For those of you who are not aware of the sheep tragedy, let me fill you in. It seems that yesterday morning, on a hill somewhere in Istanbul, just after breakfast. A sheep wandered away from the flock and committed suicide by plummeting to it’s death on the rocks below. For some strange reason, in an incident not repeated since the New Testament, this set off a chain reaction. 1,500 other sheep followed suit and went and did likewise. After it was all over, 450 sheep had been successful in taking their own lives. The other 1050 that had plummeted in the melee were saved by the cushion of those sheep that had perished. But who knows - they could never be right again.
This tragedy - and it is a tragedy, considering the $100,000 hit the owners of the herds took as a result of the mass suicide - has a direct correlation with the tragedy in Chicago. Let me fill you in. It seems that Abdullah Bayhan’s family, in Turkey, owned a large percentage of the flock that expired, leaving them in dire straits. Since the accident, they had been in contact with Abdullah, asking for money, asking for him to come home, asking him for help - for the family. And he did not know what he was going to do.
All of this pressure had caused the distress that Abdullah was feeling at 4:10 in the morning when two masked and armed men came into New Fava, with the intent to “rob his family” once again. With a long time history of defending not only his store, but many other establishments on the block, Abdullah did not hesitate to remove his shotgun from underneath the register. He was agitated. He was looking for retribution. Many think he would have killed the two men then and there. But it was too late. He took two shots in the chest from the masked men. And they were gone. And now, so is Abdullah.
In Chicago, Abdullah is survived by his wife, Alucia, and his daughter, Ramullah, 28. In Turkey, Abdullah is survived by many. If you would like to make a contribution to either family, you can contact the Turkish embassy in New York City. Also, any information concerning the identity of the masked men, would be greatly appreciated and will be kept confidential.
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