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 brother FReeper.
Notre Père qui es aux cieux,
Que ton Nom soit sanctifié, que ton règne vienne,
Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensès.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation, mais délivre-nous du mal.
Car c'est à Toi qu'appartiennent le règne, la puissance et la gloire,
pour les siècles des siècles. Amen
Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâces,
le Seigneur est avec vous, vous êtes bènie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant, et à l'heure de notre mort. Ainsi-soit-il.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Good bye, old friend. I am richer for having known you. Take care. We’ll catch up on things when we meet again.
RIP, Black Elk.
One of the good guys.
So sorry to hear. Prayers and condolences to all.
You did good. May you rest in peace.
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Sad to hear, condolences and prayers to his family
Prayers...
So very sad. My condolences for his family and friends.
Condolences and may BlackElk RIP.
I had hoped he was going to pull through but of course the Lord is in charge.
I will pray for the repose of his soul at the noon Latin mass tomorrow (and subsequent masses).
A most excellent poster here
Salute!
RIP.
Black Elk has run his race.
He has finished his course.
Faithful in all things to the end.
May the same be said for all of us.
God bless him and his family.
Eternal rest grant to him, oh Lord.
Prayers up for Black Elk’s family and friends.
Condolences and prayers for his family.
I’m very grateful for his work supporting the pro-life cause.
Glad he lived past the end of Obama’s term to see Trump’s election and inauguration, and the partial defunding of Planned Parenthood.
It was men like him who made these things possible.
Prayers for his peaceful repose and for his family. He will be missed.
Rest in peace. FR has lost a legend.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Requiéscant in pace.
RIP BlackElk
Despite some political differences with BlackElk (I am a paleoconservative) I greatly respected his understanding and commitment to social causes, delivered in his entertaining manner with both friend and foe.
He will be missed here.
Prayers for his surviving family members.
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