Posted on 12/21/2001 8:14:00 PM PST by JohnD9207
Random violence claims carrier Robert Jenkins, husband and father, did not walk his Tulsa mail route Wednesday thinking that it would be his day to die. He left for his job, as most of us do, expecting to work his shift and then return home to those he held dear. Things did not work out that way for Jenkins, 30, the victim of an apparent random act of violence. He will never go home and his 18 month old daughter will not grow up with her father. The nine-year postal veteran took a bullet in the back. Witnesses claim the bullet came from the gun of Jason Weed, 27. Weed was arrested a few minutes later near the Brookside district, carrying a loaded gun and acting erratically. Weed was booked into the Tulsa Jail on a first-degree murder complaint. By all accounts Jenkins was a dedicated worker in a job that can be thankless and physically demanding. "Everyone liked him," said John Harrison, president of the Tulsa chapter of the National Letter Carriers Association. "He was a good employee." Around Oklahoma, flags at post offices were at half staff and a fund for the family was set up at the Tulsa Postal Federal Credit Union. Letter carriers fight bad weather, snarling dogs, heavy traffic and other hazzards on a day-in, day-out basis. And while a postal handler died this fall from inhalation anthrax, no route carrier had been a homicide victim in a couple of years. The last homicides included a letter carrier who was shot at a Los Angeles Jewish community center. Another was murdered in a carjacking in rural Mississippi. In fiscal 2000, postal inspectors responded to 1,037 postal related assults and credible threats. Their investigations led to 441 arrests. "The thought of delivering mail and encountering what happened (to Jenkins) Couldn't possibly be anticipated by any letter carrier," one postal supervisor said. Indeed it could not. In this year, when so much violence has rained down on America, the death of Robert Jenkins marks yet another instance of man's inhumanity to man.
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain,
for the old order of things has passed away." (Rev. 21:4)
Heavenly Father, Almighty and Most Merciful God, thank You for the love between this father and son-in-law. Thank You for the times they shared, and the closeness of this whole family through them.
Father, Robert has now been cruelly taken from his family through satan's deceptions and lies to a drug user. I know, Holy Spirit, that Your heart groans for this family and that You are interceding with Almighty God on their behalf. Father God, please send many wonderful blessings to this family for the rest of their days. Strengthen them, supply every need, support and encourage JohnD as he works to bind up this family's wounds as patriarch. Fill and flood every heart in this family with Your unquenchable love and assurance that they will all meet once more with great joy and celebration in Your presence. Father, forbid that satan has any more influence over these precious souls, and encircle them with Your strong angels for constant protection and guidance in the coming months and days. Heal every heart, and prosper them in every way, Dearest Father. In Jesus' name I ask these things, for the support and comfort of this dear family...Amen!
FReegards...MUD
. . . which just reminds us that we "know not the hour . . . "
I hope you all have a good Christmas, and PLEASE...hug your kid's.
JohnD9207
to John and Caitlynsmom,
You are in our prayers. I am so sorry for your loss. Nevermind the jerk, some people obviously lack decorum and compassion. Most of us grieve for your family.
The shame of it is, no matter what, nothing will restore our little family. Don't forget to tell your families that you love them.
John
John
Robert Jenkins, husband and father, did not walk his Tulsa mail route Wednesday thinking that it would be his day to die.
Nobody wakes up thinking that this would be their day to die. But it could be. If you're reading this post, today could be your last day.
Are you ready to die?
Shalom.
Thanks for the words of support.
John
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