Monday, December 1, 2008

Ben

I got the call from illa at 3:00 this afternoon.
She let me know that our brother has gone to be with the Lord.
I tried to call all the Brothers and sisters and let them know. i couldnt get ahold of lili and lisi, i dont have their number.
please give illa a call later and let her know your praying for her and the kids.

Jesus, be with Illa and all their children at this time. give them supernatural comfort and peace as they go thru this time of grieving. Cover them with your mercy and grace and give them peace to know that you love them.
As we all grieve in our own way, be with us in letting our sister know that we are there for her.

6 comments:

Peter said...

Dick, thanks for letting us know. We'll continue praying for the family.

Bonnie said...
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Bonnie said...

Illa, It is so hard to know what to say. Just know you and your family are on our hearts. You did so much for Ben and made it possible for him to be home in the end. I am so glad he is not suffering anymore. Now we can look forward to seeing him again and in perfect health at the resurrection. Our prayers are with you.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the memory, Dick thanks for sharing our time at the coast and with Jess and your birthday. It was so special to have that time with family and special with Ben. We have wonderful memories and what stories we will be able to share with Ben in heaven. Jess said that he will miss him as he felt Ben and him shared a connection,, he will be dearly missed but the memories live on. Love Lisi & Lili

Jim said...

Dick, thanks for letting us know.

We all knew it was coming, but I have to say, I wasn't ready for it to happen.

Illa, I hope that you have no regrets. You did everything humanly possible. You were there for him. You made the coast trip happen. You made sure that family were there. I think that it's human nature to wonder if we've done enough, said enough, and been there enough. Illa, you did. You made Thanksgiving happen with family. It's nice that Teresa, Athena, Merlin, and BJ could be there with his new family. You made Ben a very happy man.

Jim

P.S. I called Chuck and let him know.

Dick said...

Jim,
thanks again for contacting chuck. i hope that by doing so he knows that he is part of our family.