I had received news earlier this week that she was improving. Then this past Tuesday, I was informed she had passed away in her Mom's arms. Kari was 7 months old and had serious heart problems. Yesterday, her Dad wrote this letter.
Hello: Jennifer, jeffery, Katie, my brother Steve and I have just returned from the hospital. Unfortunately, Kari has not returned with us. She passed away today at 12:46 pm in the arms of her mother. We were all with her and had a chance to hold her, talk to her, and kiss her sweet little soft head. We decided to let her go and let God decide. She had fought so hard and for so long we felt as though we owed this to her. Although we will miss her each and everyday and think of her constantly, we will never forget what she has meant to so many. Her short life touched the hearts of literally thousands of people both here and around the country. We spoke of everyone often and told her how many people were fighting for her through prayer. Now, she is truly an angel-no suprise, right?. From this point forward we feel Kari will watch over us, smile repeatedly, and comfort us in our incomprehensible sadness and complete despair. We take comfort that she is finally no longer stuggling and is with the Lord. I am sure He has welcomed her with open arms and taken away her struggles, pain, and told her how much she was loved. I held her before her mother, told her how much I loved her, stroked her head and read Matthew 19:13-14."......Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." I told her were were not abandoning her but we we were no longer going to hinder her journey to the Lord by keeping her here because we would miss her so deeply. She did not hurt or struggle- she appeared peaceful. Her quiet passing told us that she was ready and that she had been waitingfor us to let her go. If she would have passed suddenly at another time we would have missed the opportunity to adequately say goodbye. We spent time with her and said what we needed to say- once again, God and Kari were waiting patiently for us. It was a true blessing and gift that our entire family will cherish until we meet her again. We want to say thank you to everyone for their constant support and prayers throughout this whole time. It made such a difference in each of our lives, I cannot put this into> words- mostly Kari's. Jennifer, the kids, amd I will probably start home tomorrow sometime. we will take the trip slow and not rush. Her funeral service will be this Sunday (visitation 2-5pm, funeral services immediately following) at Tri Cities Baptist Church in Gray from 2-5pm - so fitting, Easter Sunday! God Bless and thank you to everyone. We are forever in your debt. Sincerely, Jeff
Hello: Jennifer, jeffery, Katie, my brother Steve and I have just returned from the hospital. Unfortunately, Kari has not returned with us. She passed away today at 12:46 pm in the arms of her mother. We were all with her and had a chance to hold her, talk to her, and kiss her sweet little soft head. We decided to let her go and let God decide. She had fought so hard and for so long we felt as though we owed this to her. Although we will miss her each and everyday and think of her constantly, we will never forget what she has meant to so many. Her short life touched the hearts of literally thousands of people both here and around the country. We spoke of everyone often and told her how many people were fighting for her through prayer. Now, she is truly an angel-no suprise, right?. From this point forward we feel Kari will watch over us, smile repeatedly, and comfort us in our incomprehensible sadness and complete despair. We take comfort that she is finally no longer stuggling and is with the Lord. I am sure He has welcomed her with open arms and taken away her struggles, pain, and told her how much she was loved. I held her before her mother, told her how much I loved her, stroked her head and read Matthew 19:13-14."......Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." I told her were were not abandoning her but we we were no longer going to hinder her journey to the Lord by keeping her here because we would miss her so deeply. She did not hurt or struggle- she appeared peaceful. Her quiet passing told us that she was ready and that she had been waitingfor us to let her go. If she would have passed suddenly at another time we would have missed the opportunity to adequately say goodbye. We spent time with her and said what we needed to say- once again, God and Kari were waiting patiently for us. It was a true blessing and gift that our entire family will cherish until we meet her again. We want to say thank you to everyone for their constant support and prayers throughout this whole time. It made such a difference in each of our lives, I cannot put this into> words- mostly Kari's. Jennifer, the kids, amd I will probably start home tomorrow sometime. we will take the trip slow and not rush. Her funeral service will be this Sunday (visitation 2-5pm, funeral services immediately following) at Tri Cities Baptist Church in Gray from 2-5pm - so fitting, Easter Sunday! God Bless and thank you to everyone. We are forever in your debt. Sincerely, Jeff
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