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« on: August 27, 2011, 08:35:55 pm » |
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What a shock it was when I heard Jack Layton, our NDP leader, passed away on Monday. When he announced that he had to fight a second cancer, he did not look well. But we did not expect him to go this fast.
They had a State funeral for him today. It was on TV for two hours. It was very moving. When his son & daughter got up to speech, it was emotional. He was a wonderful man, in his private life and in the public. He cared about everyone. There was all kinds of music played at his funeral, but i just love the song Halleluyah, which was song by Barenaked Ladies frontman, Stephen Page. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Olivia, son & daughter Mike & Sarah, and his granddaughter, Beatrice.
Jack wrote in his final letter to Canadians:
My friends, love is better than anger.
Hope is better than fear.
Optimism is better than despair.
So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic.
And we’ll change the world.
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HariAJFan
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 10:22:31 pm » |
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Anita, sending thoughts & prayers for his family.
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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 09:03:03 am » |
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Anita, my prayers and thoughts are with his family...
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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 08:24:28 pm » |
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Anita,
Prayers going up for this family.
Love the saying, he must have been very special. I think he had a great idea for all of us;
as a society, to change our world. we need people such as him and w/his ideals.
My sympathy for his family
Jeri_MS from FL & MS
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Canadiangirl
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 01:40:45 pm » |
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Anita I watched the funreral. It is always sad to loss
someone so young. My prayers go out to his family
and friends.
Elaine
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JeanB
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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 02:26:55 pm » |
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Anita, my sincere condolences to the family and Canadian people.
Jean
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AnitaMartina
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« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2011, 05:49:13 am » |
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I want to thank you all for replying. He will always be remembered.
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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 07:17:07 pm » |
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Great job in letting our friends to the south of us know about Jack Layton. I watched the funeral too Anita. Very very sad and gone way too soon before his time. What a lovely man.
Gwen
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« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2011, 11:13:02 am » |
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So sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the family, friends and admirers who were affected by his death.
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Brenda in Indy
"Life is a journey, not a destination"
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2011, 02:18:22 pm » |
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It is very hard to read of yet another wonderful person leaving this
earth 'too soon' and leaving such a void, too.
May the prayers and good will combine to honor him for a very long
time, Anita.
As far as someone leaving too soon or too quickly, I read someone's
thoughts this past week on that happening. The person wrote that
if God hadn't taken her loved one that quickly, she knew 'that God
didn't want to argue with her' when her son was taken unjustly
(bad situation) and so quickly. It is another way to look at things, I guess.
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