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Please respond to JaguarXKE; Rogle
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However, it is with great sadness that I must relay some very bad news. Last night I visited him at the VA hospital where I said my last goodbyes to my best friend, former New Mexico State Representative Rory Ogle (R) - known here as Rogle. Things continued to worsen the last few days and the decision was made to remove him from artificial life support which, as I type this, will happen in a couple of hours from now. His family (Mother, son and Brother) will be with him. The Doctors expect he will pass peacefully very shortly after life support is removed.
I wish I had better news, but I'm just glad to have had the opportunity to know Rory for as long as I did and I thank God that I was able to say goodbye to a very dear friend before the Lord takes him.
Rory, whom I worked with for 15 years, was a former Army Officer (Artillery) and graduate of the Citadel. He and I could have been twins ideologically - he had a deep love for this country and served it in many capacities.
He went into the hospital with flu-like symptoms on MLK day. They determined he had a blood clot in his lung and Pneumonia on top of that. He quickly went down hill and his lung collapsed so they had him on a respirator. For the past weeks we held out hope that he would rebound, but it was not to be.
What makes this especially painful to deal with is that Rory was a single Dad raising a son with a serious brain disorder (except for the single part, it's something else we had in common). In fact, last summer Rory had taken the 12-week Family-to-Family class I teach for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Now his ill son will probably live with Rory's 80 year old mother. Not a good situation at all.
Please keep FReeper Rogle (Rory) and his family in your prayers.
So sorry that this is happening. God works miracles, however, and I pray that he will live despite what the doctors do.
BTW, Hearing is the last sense to go. He could hear you reading things....always talk to the person in a coma and let them know you are there.
When my husband died, he opened his arms to hug each child as they came from work, football, etc. even though he was in a coma. He died 20 minutes after hugging the last child.
Prayers sent for Rory, his family and friends.
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 offensés.
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 bénie 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)
I think that's the right attitude to have. Don't mourn his death as much as you celebrate the wonders of his life. The only way you can't miss him is if you had never known him. And you'd be the lesser person for that ...
RIP, good and faithful servant.
i am so very sorry to hear this. May the Lord provide courage, peace, and strength to all of you in this sad time.
Prayers for his family and friends, especially for you Jaguar as friends like him are a special blessing.
Lord Jesus, rest the soul of Thy servant Rory with the saints.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
I’m very sorry to hear this. But a life well-lived, right? We all aspire to it, I think.
Was sorry to hear about State Rep. Rory Ogle (one of the good guys).
My condolences to you and his family. I know the Lord will take care of his mom and son and will give you peace in your time of grief.
Catching up with sad news ... prayers up for his loved ones.