[Magdalen] Prayer Request--horrific event

[cady soukup]

Jay,

Prayers for Mickey and all who knew her, including you and your family.

May our unknowable triune God be present to you even as you lament.

Impossibly difficult.

Cady

On 7/13/23, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Jay,
>
> I am so sorry.
>
> Joe Cirou
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: Jul 13, 2023 1:04 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: [Magdalen] Prayer Request--horrific event
>
> Last Saturday night as we were driving home from doing a gem show my
> daughter called to tell me there was an ambulance and two sheriff SUVs in
> the driveway of the house next door to hers (I own the house and used to
> live there with my late ex; after he died I offered it to her and her
> family so I wouldn't have to sell it). We knew the neighbors and after some
> discussion thought maybe it was the husband, since he'd had bypass surgery
> about 20 years ago and wasn't in good health.
>
> Sunday morning my phone went off in church because I'd forgotten to silence
> it. (*oops* blushing*) I silenced it immediately but a text followed right
> on the heels of the call to tell me that no, it wasn't him. He had MURDERED
> his wife--shot her, then called 911 to tell them, and surrendered to the
> cops without incident when they showed up. He has been charged with murder
> one and at his arraignment hearing was denied bond.
>
> Please pray for the eternal rest of Mickey Barbeley, one of the sweetest,
> kindest souls I have ever known. Everyone in the neighborhood loved her.
> She was kind to people and to all creatures great and small. She taught at
> the local community college where her students adored her. I can't pray for
> Charles. I'm too angry. I never liked him but I never thought he'd do
> something like that.
>
> Jay
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