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

[Sally Davies]

Of course, Jay, I would be absolutely honoured. I don't think I have you as
a FB friend, but will check so I can keep up with developments.

Sally

On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sally, that is absolutely beautiful. I would like to use it on the Facebook
> post I am preparing about him, and also in the funeral bulletin. It
> expresses so well what I feel. Thank you.
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > 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 <javascript:;>> 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:;>
> > > <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:;>
> <javascript:;>>
> > > > >Sent: Dec 29, 2015 5:35 PM
> > > > >To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>" <
> > > magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>, Jay Weigel <
> > > > jay.weigel at gmail.com <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>, L R <
> houstonklr at gmail.com <javascript:;>
> > > <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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