Ross Vollmer:
CLASS OF 2008
Eureka High SchoolClass of 2008
Eureka, IL
Ross's Story
Ross is from Congerville, Illinois. Ross's schools include Eureka High School. Ross later attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Kinesiology) , Illinois Central College. Ross works(ed) at Beckman Cafe, Legacy Built Homes.
Music Ross likes includes Lana Del Rey, Alanis Morissette, Meytal Cohen. Books Ross likes include The Bible, Lord Of The Rings, Chronicles of Narnia. Movies Ross likes include Man on Fire, Saving Private Ryan, Ice Age Movie. TV shows Ross likes include Top Shot on History, Tosh.0, Merlin.
One of Ross's favorite quotes is:"In the Roman civil war, Julius Caesar knew he had to march on Rome, which no legion was permitted to do. Marcus Lucanus left us a chronicle of what happened. "How swiftly Caesar had surmounted the mighty alps and in his mind conceived immense upheavals, coming war. When he reached the water of the little Rubicon, clearly to the leader through the murky night appeared a mighty image of his country in distress, grief in her face, her white hair streaming from her tower-crowned head, with tresses torn and shoulders bare, she stood before him and sighing said, "Where further do you march? Where do you take my standards warriors? If lawfully you come, if as citizens, this far only is allowed." Then trembling struck the leader's limbs, his hair grew stiff and weakness checked his progress, holding his feet at the rivers edge. At last he speaks, "Oh Thunderer, surveying Rome's walls from the Tarpeian Rock. Oh Phrygian house gods of Iulus, Clan and Mystery of Quirinus who was carried off to heaven, Oh Jupiter of Latium seated in lofty Alda and Hearths of Vesta, Oh Rome, equal to the highest deity, favor my plans! Not with impious weapons do I pursue you. Here am I, Caesar, conqueror of land and sea, your own soldier, everywhere, now too, if I am permitted. The man who makes me your enemy, it is he who be the guilty one." Then he broke the barriers of war and through the swollen river swiftly took his standards. And Caesar crossed the flood and reached the opposite bank. From Hesperia's Forbidden Fields he took his stand and said, "Here I abandoned peace and desecrated law; fortune it is you I follow. Farewell to treaties. From now on war is our judge!" Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!
Almighty God, Eternal Father, Lord of Lords, have mercy upon me, a humble man in Thy Divine Service. Oh Lord, I pray for Thy indulgence and blessings. Forget not Thine servant in his trials. I pray, that Thy Will be done in all things, both great and small.
Let me always be worthy of Thee, let me not forget Thee in good times nor bad. Armor me with the armor of Thy Righteousness, give me the sword of Truth that I shall confound Thine enemies and be unto Thee a true man.
O Lord, in my hour of need, be with me. Let me never forget my sacred and holy vows unto Thee, that I should not be prey unto demons and devils nor the dark things of this world.
Let me always be a beacon unto those in distress, never allow me to forget my obligation unto the homeless nor the poor: let me serve Thee and Thine Eternal Throne all the days of my life. Let me always remember the obligations that I have taken upon me. Lord, if it is Thine Will, let me serve Thee forever!
If ever, oh Lord, I turn from Thee, let my name forever be cursed, may my spirit be broken and my body given unto demons to dwell with them forever in that Lake of Fire which Thou hast prepared for the ungodly.
Power beyond Power, Pillar of Strength, Refuge of the Homeless, let me serve Thee for all the days of my life! Amen.
The Soldier stood and faced his God, which will always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass.
Step forward now you Soldier, how shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek and to my church bee...Expand for more
n true?
The soldier squared his shoulders and said, âNo, Lord, I guess I ainât,
Cause those of us who carry guns canât always be a saint.
Iâve had to work on Sundays and at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes Iâve been violent cause the world is awfully rough.
But I never took a penny that wasnât mine to keep,
Though I worked a lot of overtime when the bills just got too steep,
And I passed a cry for help though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God, forgive me, I wept unmanly tears.
I know I donât deserve a place among the people here.
They never wanted me around except to calm their fears.
If youâve a place for me here, Lord, it neednât be so grand.
I never asked or had too much. If you donât, Iâll understand.
There was silence all around the throne, where saints had often trod,
As the Soldier waited quietly for the judgment of his God.
Step forward now, you Soldier. Youâve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on heavenâs streets. Youâve served your time in hell.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
Everyone I love goes away in the end
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard
A man had a dream one night. In his dream, he was walking along a beach with the Lord. As they walked, scenes from the man's life flashed across the sky. When he looked down, he saw two sets of footprints etched in the sand, one set belonged to him, the other to the Lord. As they continued to walk, he noticed that, at the saddest and most trying times of his life, there was only one set of footprints in the sand. He asked the Lord "When I needed you the most, why did you leave me?" "My son, my precious child," replies the Lord."I would never leave you. During those times of trial and suffering, when you saw one set of footprints. . . That was when I carried you."
"Don't take life seriously, nobody makes it out alive anyway."
Death smiles at us all; all a man can do is smile back. - Marcus Aurelius
What we do in life echoes in eternity. - Russel Crowe in "Gladiator"
The sign on the door of opportunity reads PUSH.
"For our sins." - Bruce Willis in "Tears of the Sun"
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edward Burke
I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist
"Don't base your decisions on the advice of people
who don't have to deal with the results"
"Thank God for the friends who are willing to give up their whole day, just to make sure you get through yours okay."
Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends.
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." -Winston Churchill
"When your mind tells you you are done you still have 20% left, keep going."
Whoever said it is better to love and lost than to never have loved was on crack.".
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