R.I.P. Crime Bustin’ Rustin’ Dusten

This is from My Facebook Because I can’t bear to type it again.
I have just been informed of the passing Dusten McKee. You have heard the old saying “He was Like a Son to me” ?  Well, it was very true with Dusten. He went to school with Jek, and, when they would “Ditch” school I was Dusten’s Father on the phone. I have many happy memories of him in those years. We played music together (He Played Bass). We made these tapes back then pretending to be a radio station.(You remember me talking about the “DOGG TAPES” For their English Lit Book report we made a film of Beowulf (this was long before the blockbuster) I played Grendel’s Mother. (think Monty Python) and Dusten plays Beowulf. The “outtakes” are better than the Film. In the scene where he kills me, I am doing this old overacting dying and he screams “DIE ALL READY!. In another school film for science class, Jek Plays Johnny Seltzer: Private Neutralizer. His Side Kick is Dusten as “Crime Bustin’ Rustin’ Dusten”. For their Senior Prom I chauffeured Jek and Dusten and their dates around all night dressed as Jake Blues -  in our Bluesmobile. After Dusten graduated, he joined the Army and I kinda lost track of him then.  After he got out, he came up with the idea to start a Paintball field on the land that MRambler owned. They all started Dodge City Paintball. About 5 or 6 years ago I heard that Dusten had become a Cop In Nicoma Park. I went along with him on a “ride along” one night. He told me that he was trying to get on in Del City. He became a Officer in Del City, OK soon after that. The last time that I saw him was at the funeral of Robo’s Wife Deb. He looked good and happy. said he was having a great time on the force. I told him to always be careful: I know that cops put it on the line every day, and I didn’t want to read his Line of duty Obit. My heart is sad right now, and I still can’t wrap my mind around what has happened. I was told that he took his own life on New Years Day. This is so heartbreaking for me. A sad and tearful farewell to the kid I called my “Son”.

5 Responses to “R.I.P. Crime Bustin’ Rustin’ Dusten”

  1. This is a loss. I will miss him as well.

  2. All true, Mr. J….. Lots of good memories from back then….. Just got back from the memorial service for Dusten…. It was well attended and was a fitting tribute for him…. He will be missed by all who had the honor to know him…..

  3. #3 by huskysooner

    Damn. Sorry to hear this.

  4. I’m at a loss for words he will be missed.

  5. Thanks for all the kindness expressed by our little community in our time of sorrow. (Btw thx MR,or Jek for fixing up my orig. Post) I must admit I am still having a hard time dealing with this. And I probably will never understand. I hope that from this will come something positive. And as I said MR,and Jek
    we must actively start hunting and working with the films and tapes so his family can get a glimpse of the Dusten that we knew back then.

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