During the Shane trial, many people stepped forward to present testimonials to Marc Bluestone’s highly esteemed character. Here is a sampling of some of the extraordinary words that were spoken, which deeply warmed and touched Marc’s heart during his seven-week Superior Court jury trial to seek justice following the torturous killing of his dog Shane at a specialty animal hospital.
Two of Marc’s doctors (a renowned cardiologist and an internist), who were also his mother’s doctors, both remarked that the love, devotion and respect between Marc and his mother and how what Marc did, they had never seen or heard before between two human beings. They said it was simply astonishing, and it was the same with Marc and Shane! It is so natural and easy for Marc!, as his cardiologist stated: Marc is the personification of the Truth. Also, he is a dream patient. The doctor added that Marc always includes his loved ones and people he admires, and gives credit to them.
His renowned cardiologist told Marc that when Marc speaks, he is like a motivational speaker, without needing a written script. Marc’s words and phrases make people feel better about themselves. He added that he hopes Marc has the opportunity to reach out to the public in lectures. “From the first moment I met Marc, when he brought his mother the first time to Cedars-Sinai emergency in near death in 1990, I knew there was something so special and different about him—incredible in his presence and charisma, and so under control. And that love—It’s beyond comprehension.”
Marc’s renowned accountant and friend of more than 40 years said that he has met and known many fine people over his lifetime, but he has never seen a greater love and respect between two people than he saw between Marc and his mother; and that same love was also reflected between Marc and his beloved dog Shane. He adds that Marc always gives of himself to such a high extent. What Marc does, he has not witnessed before. It is just the way Marc is made.
Note from Marc: “What warms me so deeply inside is that I didn’t know my doctors and accountant were going to say this about me, by including my loved ones, and this places it all at a beautiful surreal level for me and puts tears in my eyes.”
One of the few decent people Marc first met during his total ordeal and search for justice (who was privy to all he went through because of her position) said to Marc that nobody has done what he has and nobody ever will—not just the money he spent, and all the litigation, but getting to know Marc—it is the kind of person he is—Just amazing. She adds that it was so appalling, vile and disgusting what Marc had to endure throughout from beginning to end, and she believes 100% that everything Marc said was true. From the beginning when she first met Marc, and even years later (end of litigation), Marc has stayed completely together with his values, composure, honesty, trust and respect.
This affected Marc deeply because this person always conducted herself with such class, dignity and reserve. Of note, she was the first person Marc called “when I brought my new ‘baby’ into my life and named her Starr.”