Posted on 01/24/2017 6:55:29 AM PST by Dr. Sivana
I regret to inform our FReeper family that BlackELk passed away from a combination of numerous chronic conditions and a head trauma.
Black Elk passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Working and praying on behalf of the unborn and those who challenged the abortion industry was his life's vocation, as an attorney he represented and won the acquittal of over 700 pro-life rescuers. He wanted to be remembered for that.
He GREATLY appreciated FReepers' prayers last time, and though he was comatose at the end, Mrs. Elk conveyed your prayers and wishes for him verbally. Only he and God know right now the benefit he (and all of us) received from prayers on his behalf.
As a practical Roman Catholic, he would request prayers for his soul by those who are disposed to do so.
As a husband and father, he would like prayers for the souls and well-being of his wife and three grown daughters.
While BlackElk was generally not in great pain, he was in ongoing discomfort. He made it clear that he was ready to go when God was ready for him, but not sooner.
He did have family in the hospital, and received traditional Last Rites (Extreme Unction, Sacrament of the Sick). He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and is still wearing his brown scapular. The Funeral Mass is at St. Mary Oratory in Rockford, Illinois on Wednesday at 2PM CST.
When BlackElk was a very young child, he almost drowned and had a near death experience. He heard a voice tell him that it was not yet his time, and that he had a mission that he will not be told until his death. He now knows if he completed his mission.
As a good friend of mine said, "He will make Heaven a more colorful place."
He requested that his tombstone read "Not available." but Mrs. Elk is inclined to assume that he was speaking in jest, so she will not be following through.
BlackElk was only one-quarter Irish, but it is what he always identified with, despite being a near-teetotaler. He shared the Irish attitude of laughing at funerals, to celebrate being with this veil of tears; for him it is time for him to accept God's Justice, but request His Mercy.
May God have Mercy on him and his family, and may he rest in peace.
He is already missed.
God Bless all of you great FReepers!
RIP Black Elk
Bless him and all of his.
I’m so sorry to hear this! I will always remember his Vehemently Vivid Verbiage. What a great guy!
Prayers up.
Prayers for BlackElk and his family.
Prayers for eternal peace for Black Elk. My sincere condolences to his wife and daughters. May he rest in peace.
My God rest his soul.
RIP BlackElk.
Didn’t know BlackElk, but FR is family. Prayers for BlackElk’s family. May you have peace knowing he’s with God.
Thank you for letting us know; what a special man. Prayers for BlackElk’s wife, daughters and loved ones. Another FReeper to slip the surly bonds of earth...
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.
May his soul rest in peace and may Perpetual Light shine upon him.
Prayers up for him and for his family.
Very sad news. He was a man of conviction and a loyal son of the Church. Praying for the repose of his soul and the consolation of his family.
God bless his soul and comfort and care for his family. In Jesus’s name.
Eternal rest grant unto Black Elk O Lord
and may perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and all the souls
of the faithfully departed
through the Mercy of God
Rest in peace.
All glory to God the Almighty Father
In the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Through the Grace, Peace, Mercy and Love
of the Holy Spirit
Vivat Jesus Brother Knight
Amen
Prayes for Black Elk, his family and friends...sounds like he was a very good Servant
Please express my sympathy to Black Elk’s family and friends. May God bless them and help them through this difficult time.
So sorry. Prayers for all.
BLACK ELK must have been one of the faithful who picketed the notorious Northern Illinois Women’s Center
https://prolifeaction.org/2012/closed/
No doubt He will have many crowns to lay at JESUS’ feet.
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