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

[Sally Davies]

I'm so sorry to hear this, Jay. May God bless and comfort you and everyone
who loved Adam.

He may only have fallen now, but he's fallen in battle just the same. "At
the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them".

May whatever was bright about his life continue to shine in the lives of
those who remember, and the darkness he walked through be forgotten in the
everlasting Light.

Sally D

On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I recall a death mentioned on this or some such list a few years ago, and
> the person was not what we would call a member of the faithful
>
> A person commented what a wonderful moment awaited them when, in utter
> astonishment, they stepped out of their earthly bonds into eternity and
> discovered the love awaiting them with open arms. I like that image very
> much.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 2:46 AM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > I am so sorry Jay. We will pray for his repose at our Theophany Liturgy
> on
> > Sunday. May his memory be eternal and may God lift him gently into His
> > expanded life where there is no sorrow or crying!
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > >Sent: Dec 29, 2015 5:35 PM
> > >To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>" <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>>, Jay Weigel <
> > jay.weigel at gmail.com <javascript:;>>, L R <houstonklr at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > >Subject: [Magdalen] a death in the family--prayers please
> > >
> > >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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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