Heartbreaking...

gimmesometruth27
gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,442
edited December 2012 in A Moving Train
i thought this deserves it's own thread. this is a letter from a child at Sandy Hook to his best friend who died there. To me it puts the human element and the depth of loss into perspective. Click the link to see the picture of the letter written in the careful handwriting of a 6 year old, as well as pics of John with his friend Jack.

Heart-stopping letter to Newtown shooting victim Jack Pinto from his best friend

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/hea ... 02176.html

How do you say goodbye? USA Today reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted out this touching letter that was written to Newtown shooting victim Jack Pinto by his best friend, John.

Six-year-old Jack was gunned down in the massacre last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The letter, surfaced by Hypervocal, reads:


Jack,
You are my best friend.
We had fun together.
I will miss you.
I will talk to you in my prayers.
I love you Jack.
Love,
John

The first-grader, who was a big fan of New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, was also remembered by the pro ball player. Cruz paid his respects to the Pinto family one day after Jack was buried in his favorite Victor Cruz jersey.

Cruz tweeted after the visit, “Much love to the entire Pinto family. Great people with huge hearts. I'm sorry again for your loss. Looking at life through a different lens.”

After learning he was the first-grader’s favorite player, the Giants team member dedicated Sunday’s game to him, writing “Jack Pinto” and “my hero” on his cleats and gloves.
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Prayers so soothing. Dr. Phil mentioned that faith will help the victims young and old
    get through this. It really helps to know you can talk to your loved ones passed.
    This expression so healing.
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    rollings wrote:
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    Damn if thats not the saddest thing ever...
    I cant imagine how a boy of 6-7 must've felt/thought as he wrote out those words about his friend. :cry:
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    Thank you for an excellent and appropriate thread regarding the Newtown incident, Gimme. Young John's letter is very heartbreaking indeed.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,442
    brianlux wrote:
    Thank you for an excellent and appropriate thread regarding the Newtown incident, Gimme. Young John's letter is very heartbreaking indeed.
    that letter is so sad. so short, so direct and to the point, so simple.

    i tried to think back to when i was six and at that those would have been the only things i could have said in that situation as well. at that age those thoughts and feelings were really all i knew.
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Heartbreaking indeed... There are comments that I've heard over the course of the last week which stand out.

    I apologize for not remembering the details, but can't remember which child it was, but a family member was saying that their little brother couldn't understand why he couldn't play with his best friend anymore. Having little kids of my own, I can't imagine the heartbreak that these parents are going through, not only for their huge loss, but to deal with seeing their other children going through this as well.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    what to say....so so sad
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    I thought we were pissed about the media coverage?
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I don't know how much more of this I can take.
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  • comebackgirl
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    blackredyellow wrote:
    Heartbreaking indeed... There are comments that I've heard over the course of the last week which stand out.

    I apologize for not remembering the details, but can't remember which child it was, but a family member was saying that their little brother couldn't understand why he couldn't play with his best friend anymore. Having little kids of my own, I can't imagine the heartbreak that these parents are going through, not only for their huge loss, but to deal with seeing their other children going through this as well.
    That is heartbreaking. I heard about a little girl who had survived the shooting and told her mom she was ok, but that all her friends were dead. It's so painful to hear this reports. It makes the horror and grief just so palpable.
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    comebackgirl wrote:
    I heard about a little girl who had survived the shooting and told her mom she was ok, but that all her friends were dead.

    oh good god.
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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    Wow. Definitely made me tear up. So sad.
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  • chadwick
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    i can't even read the letter. eyes are screwed..........
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  • catefrances
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    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Thank you for an excellent and appropriate thread regarding the Newtown incident, Gimme. Young John's letter is very heartbreaking indeed.
    that letter is so sad. so short, so direct and to the point, so simple.

    i tried to think back to when i was six and at that those would have been the only things i could have said in that situation as well. at that age those thoughts and feelings were really all i knew.

    i live with a 6 year old and last week at her maternal great grandmothers funeral she wrapped her arms around her poppys neck and said."im gonna give you a hug cause your mummy died".

    i love how little kids just say what they mean cause its what theyre feeling or thinking. i wish that directness wants something we sometimes tried to avoid as we get older for fear of hurting someones feelings... when sometimes its exactly whats needed.
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  • chadwick
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    pandora wrote:
    Prayers so soothing. Dr. Phil mentioned that faith will help the victims young and old
    get through this. It really helps to know you can talk to your loved ones passed.
    This expression so healing.
    what?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    I don't know how much more of this I can take.
    yeah same here. im over here crying like a baby after reading the boy's note to his friend. this is one fucking crazy ass society we live in. now numb i feel like crying myself to sleep.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    i heard about one little girl who said to her mother that she was okay but all her friends were dead. it just breaks my heart.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    catefrances wrote:
    i heard about one little girl who said to her mother that she was okay but all her friends were dead. it just breaks my heart.
    ........
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    catefrances wrote:
    i heard about one little girl who said to her mother that she was okay but all her friends were dead. it just breaks my heart.
    all this stuff is just kickin my ass bad... fuck i really can't take much more of it. yet i am dealing with nothing in comparison. sad fucking days/nights. this country, this world's people have huge problems when we kill and kill and kill one another & wipe out classrooms of small children just starting out in life. what the fuck is truly going on here? this is the saddest bunch of bullshit i've ever experienced
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Loulou
    Loulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    catefrances wrote:
    i heard about one little girl who said to her mother that she was okay but all her friends were dead. it just breaks my heart.
    Awful, just awful. How the hell is that going to psychologically effect those children? How on earth could you get your kids to go BACK to school? Terrible..
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