A Friend We’ll Never Forget
January 26th, 2010
The girls of Camp Crestridge lost a special friend yesterday, as Arko our beloved camp dog passed away. Arko has been the faithful companion of our Summer Director, Marva Rawlings for over 13 years. Our thoughts and prayers reach out to her today. It’s hard to think about our favorite dog not being there to oversee the 4-square courts, or to allow us some good cuddle time when we need it. We’ll miss you very much Arko.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Thanks so much for honoring Arko with a mention on the blog! He was a faithful and loyal friend to many campers and staffers at Crestridge! He will be missed! OJ and Hobo have big shoes to fill but I am sure they will meet up to the challenge!
January 26th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
You will always have a special place in my heart Arko
January 26th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
I have more pictures of Arko and my daughter Meagan Breeden together than of anything else from her camp days. Meagan found out yesterday at basketball practice and was crushed by the news. Please keep Marva in your prayers daily!
January 27th, 2010 at 11:58 am
WE MISS YOU ARKO!
January 27th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
ARKO I WILL MISS U SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! i just found out this morning and now i’m so stinkin depressed. Keep marva in ur prayers
January 27th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
arko i will miss u
January 27th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
i will miss u arko!!!!!!!!!! marva ur i are prayers
January 27th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
arko i will miss u!!!!!!!!! marva ur in my prayers
January 28th, 2010 at 8:39 am
ARKO WE WILL MISS U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marva you are in are prayers
January 28th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
its hard to think of crestridge without arko, i rember my first summer as a chip and taking basketball and arko would try to steal the ball from us as a drill, we will miss him so much
January 29th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
noooooooooooo! it’s so hard to believe that Arko won’t be there to meet us on the first day back to camp… i’ll miss him so much!
January 29th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Are you going to make a special memorial in rememberance of Arko?
January 30th, 2010 at 8:24 am
O my gosh!!!!!!!Arko was the cutest dog in the world and now we only have Hobo and OJ but we lost a pup and i am so sad. May we keep Marva in our prayers. We love you Arko!
January 30th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
I’m so sad!!! Arko was one of the only dogs I’ve ever LOVED!
I’m going to miss him this summer!
January 30th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
We will all miss Arko very much.
But look at it this way, Arko is up in Heaven and with our Holy Father!
February 6th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
AWWW! I’ll miss Arko!
I remember whenever someone went down the zip line, he would go chase them and jump in the lake! Also, he would always chase balls down the 4 square/2 square quart. I’ll miss you SO much, Arko!!! I’m praying for you, Marva!
February 8th, 2010 at 10:08 am
February 9th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
I was so sad to hear about Arko and then Marva’s dad passing away. I’ve been coming back to camp for 8 years now and Arko has defnitely been a huge part of camp! I’ll miss him in the back of the Chapel! Marva – I am praying for you during this difficult time! His Grace is Sufficient…Love to you all!!
February 13th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
I’m gonna miss Arko so much. He was such a great dog and camp will never be the same without him. I have been at camp for 6 years and one of the things I loved the most about camp was Arko. Marva is in my prayers and I wish her all the best. Even though this is a tragic event I know Arko is in a better place now.
February 16th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
We miss u Arko!!!! I only got to see u for 1 year though…
Marva will be in our prayers. I hope she gets a new dog.
February 25th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
When I saw this post I cried so hard.We love you Arko!!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
I cant believe arko is gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =,’( I loved him sooooo much and am so sad. Im keeping marva in my prayers for sure.
February 28th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I miss u Arko!!!!!
February 28th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
i’m sad that arko died!! :[ if marva gets a new dog,she should name it after something that has to do with camp!
March 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
AWWWWWW IM GOIN TO MISS YOU ARKO. CAMP WONT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM BUT HE IS IN OUR HEARTS AND IN HEAVEN WITH OUR LOVING HOLY FATHER. IM PRAYING FOR YOU MARVA.