Posted on 09/20/2015 12:40:01 PM PDT by iowamark
It is with great shock and sadness that we offer our condolences and prayers to the family of Jake Brewer, the husband of Mary Katharine Ham, and the father of Georgia and a child on the way, as well as his colleagues and friends at the White House and Change.org. Jake died as a result of an accident while participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer bicycle rally and fundraiser. He gave his life while trying to help others, a quality that Jake’s friends say is defining about him. Jake passed away yesterday at 34 years of age.
Mary Katharine published this statement on Instagram, along with a picture of their growing family:
We lost our Jake yesterday, and I lost part of my heart and the father of my sweet babies. I don't have to tell most of you how wonderful he was. It was self-evident. His life was his testimony, and it was powerful and tender and fierce, with an ever-present twinkle in the eye. I will miss him forever, even more than I can know right now. No arms can be her father's, but my daughter is surrounded by her very favorite people and all the hugs she could imagine. This will change us, but with prayer and love and the strength that is their companion, we can hope our heartache is not in vain-- that it will change us and the world in beautiful ways, just as he did. If that sounds too optimistic at this time, it's because it is. But there was no thought too optimistic for Jake, so take it and run with it. I will strive and pray not to feel I was cheated of many years with him, but cherish the gift of the years I had. In a life where nothing is guaranteed, Jake made the absolute, ever-lovin' most of his time with all of us. This is a family picture we took a couple weeks ago. It was taken because Jake, as always, was ready with a camera and his immense talent. All four members of our little, growing family are in it. I can never be without him because these babies are half him. They are made of some of the strongest, kindest stuff God had to offer this world. Please pray that he can see us and we'll all make him proud. God, I love him. Psalm 34:18, Philippians 1:3.
Nothing we can add would be adequate to the profound loss and sorrow which Mary Katharine, their families and their friends are suffering at the moment. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of them, and we’d ask our readers to join us. Later, we’ll ask a friend to give us a more complete recognition of Jake’s life, but we do not wish to unnecessarily disturb them during this time of shock and mourning.
God our Father, Lord, those who die still live in Your presence, In company with Christ,
Your power brings us to birth,
Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family,
relatives and friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.
Who died and now lives,
may they rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.
Amen.
Hey you what has that got to do with a good woman losing her husband in a terrible tragedy? Get lost loser! I have my laser beam on you.
God participates in every human’s death. It was written that the young man’s death was an ‘accident.’
I am so sorry for Mary Katherine Ham and her young daughter!
I didn’t even know she was married and I’ve never heard of her husband.
So sad on all counts.
Prayers for her and prayers for her husband’s soul.
Lord, hear our prayers.
He may not deserve your sympathies, but pissing on a guys grave when you don’t know him, he leaves behind a wife and two young children is heartless. Politics can and should be set aside at certain times. He was a tech guy, that’s about all we know if him other than a tweet someone posted. His efforts to undermine the country pale in comparison to Obama and most certainly nobody is claiming he was a murderer, pedophile, rapist, their or other criminal. Just let it go.
Or is it one child? Either way, the loss is sad.
God bless you mightily! ;-)
I think you posted this to the wrong person. I agree with you. These people bringing politics into a tragedy are shallow.
For the young man...it was an accident....and a sad one at that. Pray for him and his family. Somehow, God will use this for the good of all involved, whether we can see that or not.
This a horrible tragedy and so sad for MKH and her children. I am truly heartbroken at this news. A husband is husband and a daddy is a daddy, regardless of politics.
Aside from that, is it too much to ask for some disclosure about our “conservative” pundits? Matlin & Carville managed to survive with full disclosure.
WOW! What a tragedy. Condolences to all.
(prayer)
Jake Brewer was from all accounts an IT guy. Not a politico. Let MKH grieve in peace for Gods’ sake.
I was supporting your statement. Sorry if it came out wrong. I feel so bad for MKH. What a horrible tragedy.
“Why does love have to follow some sort of political boundary?”
Love doesn’t have to follow a boundary. However, I know I could marry outside of my race and outside of my religion before I could marry — even date — a liberal. The basic character, or lack thereof, of libs would make it impossible for a conservative to live with one. Vile. Despicable. Disgusting. Traitorous. (But that’s just me.)
After learning this about her, I give zero credibility to anything she’s ever said. The only thing that makes sense is that she, too, is “one of them” but pretending to be conservative in order to bring home a paycheck. And Fox was happy to oblige.
What I would (and do) pray is that God and His children would minister to the living according to Scripture, and that He might use this experience to bring them all closer to Him and each other. I believe that approach exactly conforms to both His determined Will and His permissive Will.
Perhaps pondering on this will affect you the same way. Let's not be maudlin about it, but praise the Christ who 'doeth all things well.'
I follow her on Twitter. At first, I thought I misunderstood something. All day, she’s been posting vacation photos and happy things. I guess that’s how she’s trying to deal with it. It’s just heartbreaking!
It is totally heartbreaking.
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