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

[Jay Weigel]

Thank you, Georgia.

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jay, Adam and you were remembered in prayer at the mid-week Holy Eucharist
> at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Florence, Oregon, and you are now on
> the parish prayer list.
>
> Love, Georgia+
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No, we're planning the funeral for next week and I'll go then. Adam
> wanted
> > his body sent to the VA for study first. He thought something might be
> > learned. *Something* happened to him on his second tour that he never
> would
> > talk about and he received a Bronze Star (which I didn't even know). I
> > think he might have had some head trauma, possibly from a nearby
> explosion,
> > or exposure to burning oil wells, something of the sort, as well as
> > whatever caused his PTSD.
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Jay, I just saw your post on FB--it's lovely. I'm keeping all of you in
> > my
> > > prayers. Are you in TN now?
> > >
> > > > On Dec 30, 2015, at 12:21 PM, 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>
> > > > 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> 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.
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>