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Newsbreak for Walpole
The Week – Sept. 13
The Year – 2004
Tragedy and the Lives of Two Young Girls
Last week, the lives of two young girls were completely changed in the
space of a few minutes.
One young girl from Norwood lost her life as she walked to school last
Friday morning.
A young girl in Sharon celebrated her 16th birthday last Thursday.
Shortly after the celebration, her father drove away, suffered a heart
attack, and died.
The grief and mourning that has engulfed these two families is beyond
our imagination and ability to reconcile.
Life is so precious. The unpredictable events that occur in life can
alter the whole sweep of what should be and turn everything we have into
a different story all together.
This week, a family in Norwood will be at the cemetery burying their
daughter. She would be enjoying the fall days at high school and looking
forward to the excitement of school and sports.
This week, in Sharon, a family gathered at a cemetery to bury a man in
the prime of his life. His daughter was so proud to be his ‘little
girl’.
Could the tragic circumstances underlying each of these events have been
changed?
Could the results have been avoided?
We cannot ever change what happened.
We can merely recognize the fragile nature of our existence and cherish
each day knowing that somehow we have escaped the possible set of
circumstances that could alter our life forever.
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