samhexum Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 The other day, two men were killed in Manhattan when a driver going the wrong way on a highway slammed into their car. They were a man scheduled to be married later that day and his cousin, who was up from North Carolina for the wedding. Both had kids. Yesterday, an NHL player and his brother were killed in New Jersey (near Philadelphia) by a drunk driver when they were out riding their bikes; both were scheduled to be groomsmen in their sister's wedding today. I don't know about the brother, but the hockey player was a dad. The deaths would have been tragedies under any circumstances, obviously, but the timing is just horrific. The bride in the first case had to switch to planning a funeral, and the sister in the second one will now always associate her wedding (whenever it winds up taking place) with her brothers' deaths. RIP to all. + cougar, BSR, CuriousByNature and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Were I a believer I would credit Satan rather than God. marylander1940 and samhexum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Neither the result of God or Satan - it's just the fact that we live in a world where terrible things can happen. And often when others use their free will to make stupid decisions, like driving while impaired. Luv2play, + azdr0710, + BOZO T CLOWN and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) They have some expressions for this such as “there but for the grace of God go I” and “the good die young”. I always think that when I hear of such occurrences. Edited August 30 by Luv2play CuriousByNature and marylander1940 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 (edited) 16 hours ago, samhexum said: I don't know about the brother, but the hockey player was a dad. The deaths would have been tragedies under any circumstances, obviously, but the timing is just horrific. The bride in the first case had to switch to planning a funeral, and the sister in the second one will now always associate her wedding (whenever it winds up taking place) with her brothers' deaths. Johnny Gaudreau’s brother was dad-to-be when killed by alleged drunk driver The couple were expecting their first child – Little Tripp — in December Sister cancels wedding after brothers killed by drunk driver just before ceremony Alleged drunk driver glassy-eyed in mugshot as cops reveal details: ‘5 or 6 beers’ Edited August 31 by samhexum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloyo215 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 They certainly are terrible tragedies. I know that many people use the God thing to explain it or to find some kind of rationale for it, but I'm sure that doesn't ease the apin of the victim's loved ones. I saw the news of the hokey player and his brother in the news. RIP to all. CuriousByNature, thomas and + sync 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 On 8/31/2024 at 2:32 AM, samhexum said: Johnny Gaudreau’s brother was dad-to-be when killed by alleged drunk driver The couple were expecting their first child – Little Tripp — in December Johnny Gaudreau's wife announced during his funeral that she's pregnant with their third child. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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