Sweet, funny, precious: Remembering Nicholas Kyle & his father Earle
Nicholas Kyle was 8 years old and had autism; Nicholas was a student at Greenleaf Elementary School where everything “‘was clicking,’” according to his mother, Rachelle Kyle——it is all the more sad to write here that Nicholas and his father, Earle Kyle, IV, were found dead on October 9th in the frigid waters of Big Sandy Lake in Minnesota as reported in today’s St. Paul Pioneer Press. They were found drifting in their life jackets; their upturned canoe was found submerged in the water near the dock. Toyse Kyle, Earle Kyle’s mother, called police at sundown on Sunday after five hours had passed since her son and grandson went out on their canoe.
Earle Kyle was vice president and senior counsel for Fridley-based Medtronic and the St. Paul Pioneer Press noted that he was a “prominent lawyer” who had represented clients in “several high-profile civil cases targeting insurance companies.” Nicholas’ accomplishments were no less: As his mother Rachelle said, “‘He was a curious little boy, curious about a lot of things. Wanted to be a scientist. He was sweet and funny and … precious…..It’s so hard to put into words how wonderful people are sometimes.’”
And it is very hard to write about a little boy just around my son Charlie’s age and about his father, and about the loss of both of them.
3 opinions for Sweet, funny, precious: Remembering Nicholas Kyle & his father Earle
Laura Cottington
Oct 11, 2006 at 1:21 am
Kristina, not sure that it was noted above, but wanted to let your readers know, that little Nicholas was on the Autism Spectrum (I hate using the word disorder after it). Ironically, on Sunday, the boys and I were walking along a lake in Minneapolis that was packed with wind surfers, and I remebered thinking to myself that there was no way boats would enjoy the bumpy waves on this windy day, not realizing their boat capsized north of the cities. Very sad.
Kristina Chew, PhD
Oct 11, 2006 at 1:39 am
Laura, I meant to note it—thanks, I am revising right now.
Marion Poole
Feb 12, 2007 at 12:35 am
Hello,
I AM THE AUNT AND GRAND AUNT OF EARLE AND NICHOLAS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO KNOW NICHOLAS, MY GRAND NEPHEW, BUT I DO REMEMBER SEEING MY NEPHEW, EARLE, IN LONDON, ENGLAND WHILE VACATIONING WITH MY YOUNGEST SON CHRISTOPHER, EARLE’S FIRST COUSIN. EARLE AT THAT TIME WAS AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND HIS MOM, MY SISTER, TOLD HIM WE WERE VACATIONING IN LONDON. SO HE CAME DOWN FROM CAMBRIDGE AND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER AND HIS ‘SENSE OF HUMOR’ WAS PHENOMENAL.
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