Sad news

[augie]

Deeply saddened to hear this. Thoughts and warm wishes to Chicagoans and her family.

[Bigcheeze]

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.

[michigan girls]

So sorry to hear this news, but glad he was able to have a lovely St John family trip.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

[KAY]

So sorry to hear this terrible news, my deepest sympathy to Chicagoans and her children.

[ccasebolt]

So very sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.

[melmd]

My deepest sympathy to their family. I have enjoyed reading about their adventures over the years and I hope they will find peace within the saddness.

[Connie]

Horrible to hear this. Thought and prayers to the family.

[momto3boys]

My thoughts and prayers are with their family.

[mnfun2bme]

My sympathy to the whole family.
May the memories of your family together in St. John bring you peace throughout the coming months.

[LynnieGirl]

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to this precious family. Having lost my father at a young age, I can certainly empathize with the Chicagoans children. God Bless you all.

[Agent99]

Oh my gosh, there are no words. I am so very, very sorry for your pain right now. Sending love.

[Kentuckygirl]

Oh no, I didn't know. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

[chicagoans]

Thank you everyone for the very kind thoughts. We are doing alright with of course lots of ups and downs, and I am lucky to have literally hundreds of friends and neighbors who are keeping me organized and helping us get through.

The kids and I feel very blessed that we had a wonderful trip to STJ just last month. I know he pushed himself so hard to be with us there and we will always cherish those memories.

Throughout his illness, his mantra (from Jim Valvano's famous speech) was "Never Give Up, Never Surrender." I feel that's his legacy, and I hope any of you dealing with challenges can find some courage and strength in those words.

Katie

[jimg20]

Katie, I was going to say "May God bless you." But it is obvious that He already has.

Let us know what we can do to make this easier on all of you.

JIM