The year was 1980
In Seattle, Washington
A fall afternoon in October
A normal mild and cloudy day
Up on Queen Anne Hill
Across from Roger's Park
A short drive from the Space Needle
A homeowner went on a walk
37 years old and so much life left to live
He walked down the block
Around the block
And up the block
Up the hill actually
Thinking about his to do list
Listening to the birds
Dreaming about his future
Suddenly as he looked ahead
He saw a man
A man lying motionless
Motionless on the sidewalk
The first thought in his head was "heart attack"
Quickly he ran to him
Was he dead?
Was he alive?
Am I too late?
He jumped down to the ground
Checking his pulse
Nothing
Again
Nothing
Time was ticking
He started CPR
Two breaths
Then chest compressions
Again two breaths
Again chest compressions
As a small crowd gathered
Suddenly a gasp
Suddenly a breath
Suddenly life came back into the man
Right place
Right time
Right time
Right place
You could say a God moment
The man on the ground was Jimmy Thompson
From Geneva, Illinois
He was in town visiting his family
That fateful day he walked to the mailbox
Up that block
Up that hill
It was there he had the heart attack
The medics arrived and assisted Jimmy
But the man disappeared
The man who saved Jimmy's life
Where was he?
Why did he leave?
Was he an angel?
A week later
Front page of the Queen Anne News
This man is "WANTED"
That man who vanished picked up the paper
He read it and showed it to his wife
He humbly said "that's me"
The family wanted to say thank you
Thank you to the man
Who became an unknown hero
Hero for a moment
Hero for a day
That hero died a year ago
A year ago March 9th
When I think of that day
I think of that man
I want to be a hero
Someday for someone
Anybody
Right place
Right time
Right time
Right place
I wish I could talk to that man about that special day
Or just talk to him at all
That man was my dad
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