I recently sent an email to referee Ed Hochuli to represent the people of the San Diego Chargers. When I heard that he was actually responding to all the emails, I felt some kind of duty to make sure something was sent to him, that was not hate mail. I’m pretty sure he has a whole lot of that anyway.
Here is his response, along with a copy of my original email to him:
fromEDWARD HOCHULI <EHochuli@jshfirm.com>
toJR Ricasa <boltbuzz@gmail.com>
dateFri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:22 AM
subjectRE: thank you….THIS IS NOT HATE MAIL…I promise
hide details Sep 19 (2 days ago) Reply
JR,
Thank you so much for writing. I really appreciate the kind words of support. It was very nice of you to have taken the time to write me. I will learn from this mistake and move on, but this one will live with me for a long, long time.
Thank you,
Ed Hochuli
From: JR Ricasa [mailto:boltbuzz@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:50 PM
To: EDWARD HOCHULI
Subject: thank you….THIS IS NOT HATE MAIL…I promise
Dear Mr. Hochuli,
I know at this time you are being bombarded by an army of angry Charger fans. But I just personally wanted to thank you very much for the way you have handled this entire situation. I couldn’t imagine being in your shoes right now. I really appreciate how you really stepped up and took responsiblity for the call. And for that you should be commended. You have always been one of my favorite officials, and still are. So next time you are in town, please do not pa any attention to any fans that boo or jeer you. They need to just get over it. If you have anytime, I would just like to share with you a story that I just wrote for my website www.boltbuzz.com. I think that I truly speak on behalf of real Charger fans. We really do forgive the mistake.
I just want to change up the pace and give you a break from all the “hate mail”. With that said, here is a link to the story I was talking about:
http://www.boltbuzz.com/building-a-bridge-for-the-bolts/
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Yours Truly, JR Ricasa
2 Responses
David Martinez
21|Sep|2008 1Well said J.R! Lets forget about last week and look ahead at the rest of the season! Go Bolts!
Miguel Johnson
22|Sep|2008 2Nice one yo. Like you have been saying all week. We need to get over it. If our D showed up last week, that call wouldnt have been that big of a deal. Lets Run over the Jets and focus on the real goal, reaching the playoffs and on to the Super Bowl. Ye yea!
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