[Magdalen] sadness

[Molly Wolf]

Oh my, what a terribly sad thing.  Prayers for Pat and Stephen but above all for Catherine.  Rest eternal grant to those who are now safe in the palm of God’s hand.

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Dec 22, 2017, at 4:06 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Friends,
> John and I attended the funeral of Pat, a woman we grew up with.  She was
> full of love and life and she died of ovarian cancer at age 71. Pat had two
> children our children's ages.  Stephen, her son developed full blown
> schizoprenia in early adulthood.  Catherine, her daughter, took custody of
> Stephen when their mother's condition deteriorated.  He was in a nursing
> home near where Catherine lives. Catherine chose not to tell Stephen of his
> mother's death until this coming weekend when she could give him more of
> her focus. Last night, Catherine received a phone call from nursing
> services at Stehen's residence telling her that he was ill...apparently a
> stomach illness.  Catherine was still in Summerville following her mom's
> funeral earlier in the day.  She received another call a short time later
> saying that Stephen had died.
> 
> OMG.  There will be an autopsy.  Please pray for Catherine.   Pray for
> peace for Stephen and for Pat.
> 
> Thank you.
> Ginga Wilder
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