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| | From:  _allekat_ (Original Message) | Sent: 12/30/2008 4:21 AM |
Although I don't know her or the family this happened just miles from where I live. Out of curiosity, after hearing the story on the local tv news, I clicked on the obituary. I mentioned to Sara what a pretty girl she was and she asked if there was a picture of the baby. I said, "Well, no, baby...she was unborn...due tomorrow." But then I scrolled down and saw that there was indeed a photo of the baby!!! Apparently she was delivered after the deaths. Touching but strange at the same time. How do you feel about this? The baby was due to be delivered on what is now the day of her funeral. Would you, as the family, had her delivered? Here is he obit. The mom was one of several teens in the van when it wrecked. |
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...lol I cried. I wonder if they delivered the baby in the hopes that they'd be able to revive it? Perhaps if they were religious, they wanted it babtized or something so that it wouldn't be stuck in purgatory? Not really sure how that works. Maybe they just wanted the separate burial? Horrible story. The girl was 16 too. Poor girl, poor baby... |
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So tragic and so very very sad.Though it is very sad about the delivery date being the funeral date, i just feel,for me at least the tragedy is just so sad that just makes it that much sadder. And how can you get much sadder then a tragedy like this. Looks like they must have tried to save the baby which i guess any good hospital would have tried to at least try. Very tragic and sad.  |
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Sad story... but for the life of me I can't image why they would have photographed the baby for the obit? And where is the baby's father's name as surviving parent? Seems rather tasteless to me. |
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Awww Alle, what a sad thing. Thank you for sharing this with us. Events such as this one can really make us realize not to take one day for granted. Ya just never know when the last time we see someone will REALLY be the last. This past Saturday my cousin Daniel was found murdered and burned in his truck. He was only 22. He had been home from Iraq for about a year. He had been injured in Iraq. The last time I saw him was on Monday down at the store. He petted me on the shoulder and we talked for a few minutes. He was a very caring and giving person who everyone loved. Just days prior I had seen him give an old woman a pair of tennis shoes. He told her that they had belonged to an old girlfriend and that he thought they might fit one of her granddaughters. It just doesn't make sense that tragic things happen, especially to young people who have their whole life ahead of them. One thing we can learn from such horrific events is to look at each day of life as a blessing and not to take any thing for granted. |
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Oh my God Patty! I'm so sorry for your family. How awful!! |
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I think photographing and publishing the baby's picture is probably the family's way of helping deal with their grief. Everyone is affected by events and grieves differently, so I guess it was something they needed to do, and I didn't find it odd or tasteless. I don't think I've ever seen it done before, but I didn't find it creepy or anything like that. Beautiful girl, and beautiful baby. The photo of the baby simply looks like she was sleeping. Sad sad story. |
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I'm with Snowy on this one. Everyone deals with death differently. Part of my job includes reviewing the obits so that we can place the appropriate "hold" on a customer's account. I've seen pictures of babies who were preemies or died of SIDS and the parents have their picture with the obit. It is indeed sad. My heart goes out to that family. |
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Its just a sad story. That's all. |
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They ran more pics of the teen on the news. Five teens were thrown from the van but only she (and her unborn baby died). I thought the same thing, Val, that it was the family's way of dealing with the deaths. Patty, I'm so sorry about your cousin. |
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omg  that's awful wtf is wrong with the world. |
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