http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mourning/ en-us Sun, 9 Mar 2008 13:53:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982835/posts Likud MK Gilad Erdan said Sunday he intends to propose a bill that would ban mourners' tents or any other public form of mourning or remembrance for terrorists. The proposal comes after police said they could not prevent the erection of a mourners' tent in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber honoring Ala Abu Dhaim, who carried out Thursday's terror attack in a Jerusalem yeshiva that killed eight, most of them teenagers. "The State of Israel acts more like a suicidal democracy than a democracy that is defending itself," said Erdan. Ha'aretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982835/posts#comment Sun, 9 Mar 2008 13:53:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963034/posts Jews are not the only people ravaged by memory. For African Americans, it is the long arm of slavery that holds back the living. “…[m]ama told me what they all lived through, and we were supposed to pass it down like that from generation to generation so we’d never forget,” the central character of Gayl Jones’ Corregidora explains. This novel tells the truth more convincingly than many testimonials. “Always their memories, but never my own,” blues singer Ursa muses, the insistent negation of the phrase an echo of the Jewish pledge against forgetting. Here a hysterectomy proves strangely restorative: prevented... Zeek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963034/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 04:56:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887327/posts About 500 friends and family gathered at Cpl. Shawn Hensel’s funeral Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Logansport to honor and remember the 20-year-old, who was a son, husband, uncle, brother and friend. David and Beth Hensel’s only son was killed fighting on the front lines in Iraq Aug. 14. Logansport Pharos-Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887327/posts#comment Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822179/posts Shortly after the tragedy last October at the Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, PA I saw a fellow interviewed (can’t remember where) who travels around to schools and instructs students as to how to react if an armed intruder enters their classroom. Simplified, his basic premise was to act as quickly as possible. To work as a group, grab whatever might be handy, throw the objects en masse at the intruder, and rush him collectively. His theory was that, by doing so, the odds are greater for a larger number of survivors to walk out of the classroom alive than... Sierra Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822179/posts#comment Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:38:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760821/posts Hundreds of mourners have flocked to Saddam Hussein's tomb in his home village in northern Iraq, where he was buried after being hanged for crimes against humanity. In an outpouring of grief and anger from Saddam's fellow Sunni Arabs, mourners knelt and prayed by his tomb, over which the Iraqi flag had been draped. Many have vowed revenge against Americans soldiers and the Shiite-led Government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. More than 1,000 Palestinians have demonstrated in Jenin in the northern West Bank in response to the execution. Demonstrators carried pictures of Saddam and chanted slogans against Iran, the United... Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760821/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jan 2007 05:21:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760201/posts PALM DESERT, Calif. - Army Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III will accompany Gerald R. Ford's family during the next several days of mourning, from Friday's services in California to the presidential burial on Wednesday, military officials said. As military escort, Swan will stay with Ford's immediate family throughout services in Palm Desert, at the Capitol in Washington and the final ceremonies in Grand Rapids, Mich. Swan, who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1976, is commanding general of the Army Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region. During the California services Friday and Saturday,... Military.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760201/posts#comment Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:17:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1759680/posts For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary December 28, 2006 National Day of Mourning for Gerald R. Ford       Remembering President Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) As a further mark of respect to the memory of Gerald R. Ford, the thirty-eighth President of the United States, NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, in honor and tribute to the memory of Gerald R. Ford, and as an expression of public sorrow, do appoint Tuesday, January 2, 2007, as... The White House http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1759680/posts#comment Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:49:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695501/posts FANS and the famous from around the world paid tribute to Steve Irwin yesterday. Thousands of everyday fans flooded websites around the world, including the Herald Sun's. One of the most touching messages was from the RSPCA. "He was a modern-day Noah and should be acknowledged as such," said the Queensland RSPCA's chief executive, Mark Townend. Prime Minister John Howard echoed many thoughts when he said: "I am quite shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death. "It's a huge loss to Australia. He was a wonderful character. He was a passionate environmentalist. "He brought joy and... Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695501/posts#comment Tue, 5 Sep 2006 00:41:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537707/posts LTC (Ret) James Harvey Willis Treadwell, 91, of Elizabethtown died Wednesday, December 7th, 2005 at his residence. Willis was born in Galveston, Texas on October 26, 1914 to Willis Oliver and Ethel Dodds Treadwell. His father, a conductor on the Galveston to Houston Interurban Railroad, perished while attempting to rescue women and children when the train was swept off a causeway during a hurricane in August 1915. Soon after his father’s death, he and his mother moved to Starkville, Mississippi where her brother, Richey, was a practicing physician. His Uncle Richey became a surrogate father for him, cheering on the... The News Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537707/posts#comment Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1380581/posts SHANGHAI, China - Thousands of Chinese Catholics attended services for Pope John Paul II in Shanghai on Saturday, despite the Chinese government's refusal to forge ties with the Vatican. "Our pope loved China and loved the Chinese church," Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian said at a memorial mass at Shanghai's St. Ignatius Cathedral, the city's main Catholic Church. "He hoped the Chinese church would be united and not divided," Jin said, a reference to the split between the state-sanctioned church and unofficial groups that still revere the pope as their leader. A symbolic funeral bier was laid at the base of... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1380581/posts#comment Sat, 9 Apr 2005 22:36:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1380554/posts VATICAN CITY, APR 7, 2005 (VIS) - Archbishop Piero Marini, master of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, has published a note on the "novendiali" or period of nine days of official mourning for the late Pope John Paul II, explaining the background and indicating the dates, times and  principal celebrants of each of the nine Masses.     The communique states that "according to an ancient custom, for nine consecutive days there are special Eucharistic celebrations for the repose of the soul of the deceased Roman Pontiff, starting with the funeral Mass which is determined by the Congregation... RC Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1380554/posts#comment Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:38:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1380481/posts   Mourning the Pope An official mourning period of nine days, called the Novemdiales*, begins when a Pope dies. The day of death is counted as the first day of this period. On each of these nine days the Mass of each Cardinal must be a funeral rite for the Pope. The Missal provides a Mass formula "For a Deceased Pope," and the Liturgy of the Hours an Office of the Dead, which can be used during this time, if the liturgical season permits. In 2005, since Pope John Paul II died during the Octave of Easter, the initial rites celebrated... EWTN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1380481/posts#comment Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:20:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/734316/posts The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/734316/posts#comment Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:39:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1294163/posts Cancer claimed her tonight at the tender age of 84. I was scheduled to leave home to drive to be at her bedside when she passed. But I cancelled some appointments and was packing to go when my brother called and said to take my time. The sweet little lady's been my mom for 62 years, so it's hard to see her go, even though it was a peaceful and painless passing for her. But I know she's in a better place now. Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1294163/posts#comment Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:54:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1276413/posts Democrats are going through stages of Mourning. Kubler-Ross Sequence of Emotions. Here are the typical stages. They are not necessarily experienced in this order, and it is not unusual for people to vacillate between the various stages. Denial Oh, no! There must be some mistake! It's imppossible Kerry loss the election!" Anger "I am deeply offended. How could 52 million people be so dumb! @#$%^#^" Bargaining "If you promise .... then ....." Depression "All right! It is true! I am like that. I am a truly rotten person and that things are only going to get worse." Acceptance Realization that... Glenn Beck Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1276413/posts#comment Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:48:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1272459/posts The MSM's Men (and women) In Black ChronWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1272459/posts#comment Sat, 6 Nov 2004 04:55:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1270839/posts The values of Red America are ascendant: Fear, intolerance, and a pinched moral code The Boston Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1270839/posts#comment Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:05:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1202937/posts RIP, My Bullheaded Love By JOHN BARRY, Deputy Floridian Editor Published August 28, 2004 Pat Kobin placed this notice in the newspaper after her husband, Ken Kobin, died. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat and Ken Kobin’s marriage was down-to-earth and forthright, filled with spirited repartee and differences of opinion. Owen Kenneth Kobin: April 21, 1931-Aug. 11, 2004 * * * LARGO - You could have called Ken Kobin irascible, curmudgeonly or exasperating. His plain-spoken wife Pat preferred "bullheaded." In his obituary. In the St. Petersburg Times. For all the world to see. How could his widow have written such a thing? The answer... St. Petersberg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1202937/posts#comment Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:17:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1159065/posts Parents of slain Kim Seon-il broke down upon hearing the news of his death. Kim Jung-sook, a sister of Kim Seon-il, wails. Kim Seon-il during his military service (middle) Kim Seon-il's funeral in preparation His Alma Mater mourns his death. Parent of Kim Seon-il holding his photo Ambassadors to S. Korea from Mid-Eastern countries confering at Foreign Ministry Muslims walk by at a Mosque in Seoul, S. Korea while police are watching. JoongAng Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1159065/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jun 2004 03:21:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1153290/posts I see that my neighbors still have theirs at half staff. Who knows how long we're supposed to fly them at half staff? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1153290/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jun 2004 16:40:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1152254/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A week of national mourning for Ronald Reagan has helped President Bush politically by shunting Democrat John Kerry to the sidelines and driving bad news from Baghdad off the front pages. This week's burst of Reagan nostalgia, which included a flood of tributes to the Republican icon and reminders of Bush's claim to Reagan's legacy, could provide at least a short-term political boost for the president in his race for re-election. But analysts and strategists in both parties caution that any benefits for Bush, who delivered a eulogy at Reagan's funeral on Friday, were likely to fade... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1152254/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jun 2004 06:29:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151760/posts Ronald Reagan (class of 1932) is being fondly remembered by his alma mater, Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois. A series of profiles about the former President, news articles, and an announcement of a memorial service tomorrow on the campus are available on the college's website: http://www.eureka.edu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151760/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:16:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151678/posts WASHINGTON -- They met at midnight under clear moonlit skies, strangers standing on a patch of foot-worn grass. There were cattlemen from Texas, soldiers from Virginia, two nuns, two interns in party dresses, a college kid from Delaware wearing a handmade tribute T-shirt. Three suit-and-tie Republicans from Connecticut waited with a child from Washington too young to know why he was there and a Nicaraguan man from California who said it was the least he could do. The Hartford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151678/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:48:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151478/posts A Glance at Memorials Around Country for Ronald Reagan The Associated Press Jun 10, 2004 A snapshot of memorials around the nation for Ronald Reagan: - Governors declared days of remembrance or mourning Friday in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. Governors in several states called for a moment of silence during Reagan's funeral. - Las Vegas will lose its glimmer briefly to honor the president: Casino lights will be dimmed for three minutes Friday evening. - The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, headquartered in New York City, planned to hold a candle-lighting... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151478/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1151103/posts (Abridged English-language translation) The government of Puerto Rico has called on its agency heads to attend a religious ceremony in memory of former President of the United States Ronald Reagan tonight at San Juan Cathedral. The invitation includes as well former governors, senators, representatives, mayors, Supreme Court justices, members of the consular corps, military officials, federal agencies, and Federal Court judges. It is signed by Secretary of State José Izquierdo-Encarnación in his capacity as Acting Governor. "Invitation to a solemn Resurrection Mass in memory of the former President of the United States of America, The Honorable Ronald W. Reagan, which... El Vocero de Puerto Rico (Spanish-language article) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1151103/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:16:31 GMT