Family Tragedy

[DaveDQ]

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I'm so very sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

[Melbournelad]

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My deepest condolences mate. My grandfather passed away in hospital this week but we all knew it was coming, i can't imagine what it must have been like for it to come out of nowhere like that. Stay strong.

[aukevin]

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The outpooring of support really is overwhelming. My grandmother, along with several other people's churches, have brought huge home cooked meals. There's seriously too much food, along with other fruits, vegetables, drinks, toys, kids snacks, desserts, etc.



Funeral home is tonight and services tomorrow at 11am. Its going to be a rough few days.



It really makes me sad and when I think about how he died, it really puts me in a state of shock. I wish I could explain what kind of personality this guy had. Extremely personable and had more friends than you can even count.



I can't post from tapatalk, but I'll share his obituary on twitter if anyone actually wanted to read it. You can tell by the nicknames just what type of person he is. Any nickname for my niece and nephew are just what he called them.

Saw a couple things in the news this week about drownings, one of them must have been this. So sorry man, I hope you and your family are able to stay strong.

[Qb]

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My condolences, Chase.

My best friend is in similar circumstances to your sister. He lost his wife suddenly around Easter, leaving him to care for their two sons (2 & 4). I'm trying to support him as best I can, so if you want to talk about your role in helping her, send me a PM.

[RAZRr1275]

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Just saw this. Sorry to hear about this Chase.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Thoughts and prayers to you and your family, Chase. Its always tough losing somebody especially in unexpected events such as these.

I had a cousin drown on a Senior Spanish class trip to Mexico when we were seniors in high-school. I don't know if I would say it gets easier or not, but memories and remembrance are helpful and important.

[Stormyhog]

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Very sad news chase I feel for ya. It's always more painful when something like this happens so unexpected. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Stay strong my friend.

[AUChase]

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I'm back at work today, but I still have random moments throughout the day where I think about it. What bothers me the most is knowing how he was suffering.

They did a blood and urinalisis test, but they wanted $750 to do a full investigation and they would have cut him up, which my sister didn't want.

This whole thing has opened my eyes to how much of a crock of **** the post death process can be. He died less than 200 feet in to another county on the water, almost directly under the bridge that connections the two counties and they charged my sister $150.00 for "county to county transportation". That's just completely wrong and unnecessary.

I was at the funeral home Tuesday night from 5-9:30. My niece was in my sister's arms and she wanted to say good night to daddy and it was the saddest thing I think I've ever seen. I still tear up any time I think about it.

Then on the way home she just looks at me and says, "I love my daddy".

All I could say was, "I know you do baby. He loves you too".

The line for the viewing in the chapel was ridiculous. It was all the way out of the door. The guy was loved by a lot of people and had a lot of friends. I've been trying to take my mind off of things by keeping up my nightly Battlefield routine and watching some movies. I haven't slept much since Saturday night and I wake up off and on thinking about it and my sister and what she's going through.

I just try my best to keep my facial expressions clean and be there for my sister and my niece and nephew. My family always has and will be there for each other, especially at a time like this. While the situation and circustances are unfortunate and very sad, I have some faith in humanity restored by how much people have been willing to help.

Anyways, thanks again for your thoughts and if you pray. I'm not the most religious person in the world, but I know my sister and family appreciate it. I've just been sad and really pissed about the situation to.

[Qb]

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As the father of a 4 year-old girl, reading the exchange between you and your niece has me in tears. And don't worry about not knowing what to say (it's more about listening anyway)... your response to her was the best thing anyone could say.

[JerzeyReign]

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My thoughts are with you sir...

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Wow, what a blindside for you all, Chase. I'm very sorry to hear of this.

It's great that there's so much support around your family, and your OS family is here for you as well.

[pw_1016]

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I was at the funeral home Tuesday night from 5-9:30. My niece was in my sister's arms and she wanted to say good night to daddy and it was the saddest thing I think I've ever seen. I still tear up any time I think about it.

That was tough to read. I can't imagine the pain you felt watching that, man. My condolences to you and your family

[Brandwin]

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I was at the funeral home Tuesday night from 5-9:30. My niece was in my sister's arms and she wanted to say good night to daddy and it was the saddest thing I think I've ever seen. I still tear up any time I think about it.

Then on the way home she just looks at me and says, "I love my daddy".

All I could say was, "I know you do baby. He loves you too".

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Man, I can't even begin to imagine how tough that is.