[Magdalen] a death in the family--prayers please

[Ann Markle]

Oh, Jay.  Bless the shock that cushions you right now.  Please know I'm
praying for you, for Adam, for your family.  I am sending you my phone
number offline, in case there's something I might be able to offer you.  I
am so very sorry, so very, very sorry.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear pubbies, I wanted to let you know that my son Adam, for whom we've all
> been praying very hard this past year or so, could no longer bear the pain
> he was dealing with and took his life today.  Very strangely, I was almost
> not surprised when Jonathan called to tell me. I feel like I have been
> watching this coming for the last year, almost like watching an accident
> happening in slow motion.
>
> Jonathan is taking this very hard. He and Betsy have tried so hard to help
> Adam and he especially feels like he failed him somehow. I tried to tell
> him that he did all he could but sometimes you just can't help. I haven't
> talked to Betsy yet. She and Adam were very close and this coming on top of
> losing her dad and her grandmother in the last couple of years is bound to
> be another blow. It's also going to be very hard on Isaak and on Betsy's
> boys, who loved their Uncle Adam dearly.
>
> I don't know what arrangements will be. The only request Adam made was that
> he be buried in a Veterans' cemetery.
>