Comments on: Tracy and Jacob: Their Embrace had been a Battle

By: Elissa Moss

Elissa Moss — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:49:44 +0000

I wish I could have been there to hear this: it’s perfect Jacob.

By: Sue Ellen Jackson

Sue Ellen Jackson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:56:43 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing about your sister. I was deeply moved at the service. I think tears ran down my face the whole time. Every time I saw your sister, she had a huge smile on her face. I’m so glad that I got to know her, through my daughter Shelley. Tracy was a beautiful person. She will be missed by everyone whose life she touched.

By: Sharyn Fein

Sharyn Fein — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:59:17 +0000

Dear Jacob,
I listened very intently to your words as you spoke at Tracy’s memorial service. I marveled at what you said and how you have made the commitment to see the light at the end of this very dark tunnel. You obviously have a very strong gift which seems to be rooted in your faith in Judaism.
Even though I am a stranger to you, I feet the love you have for your family while listening and received great comfort in knowing you will help hold them up and find the sunshine in everyday once again.
Respectfully yours,
Sharyn Fein

By: Patti Wade

Patti Wade — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:01:51 +0000

Jacob, I was so touched by what you wrote about your sister, it was honest and insightful. You are in my prayers.

By: Holly Hale

Holly Hale — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:45:36 +0000

Jacob, Thank you for sharing an honest account of your life and relationship with Tracy. Your words have been incredibly comforting to me and my family. We loved Tracy and appreciated her gift of life that she brought to our lives and to everyones. She made everyone smile. She lived on the sunny side of life and if she had any burdens to bear, they were never evident. At the beginning of the service, Steve, Devorah and I saw a bird fly down inbetween the buildings and hover there. Before the service, I had asked G-d for a sign that Tracy was with Him in heaven and then the bird appeared and hovered there. After a while, it slowly drifted away. I asked some other friends if they saw the bird and they didn’t. I had asked God for a sign, and I believe I received it. I believe the presence there was the sign that Tracy was looking down and saying, I am with my Father in Heaven, I’m okay, I’m still smiling. John 14: 2 “In my Father’s house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you; 3: that where I am, there you may be also”. I will grieve for a long time, but I also have the peace from God that Tracy has the ultimate happiness, that we have yet to know. Shalom. Holly Hale

By: Audrey Johnson

Audrey Johnson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:29:41 +0000

Jacob, You are truly a Remarkable Young Man,,, and I know your Parents and your Brother are very proud of you … and I know Tracy is smiling down on you. I wish there were more young men out there like you. I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs

By: Grandma Jeri

Grandma Jeri — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:37:07 +0000

Grandma Jeri :Jacob. Thank You. I really needed to read these words from you at this moment. I will see you and spend time with you very soon. I look forward now. I love you Grandma Jeri (Capella).

@Grandma Jeri

By: Grandma Jeri

Grandma Jeri — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:34:36 +0000

Jacob. Thank You. I really needed to read these words from you at this moment. I will see you and spend time with you very soon. I look forward now. I love you Grandma Jeri (Capella).

By: Nancy Martin

Nancy Martin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:18:26 +0000

Jacob, You are in my heart, in my thoughts and prayers. Love you, honey.

By: Becky Grappo

Becky Grappo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:56:47 +0000

I’m sending this to my own three children. Thank you for writing this, Jacob. You have given us all a gift.