Early this evening, Sergeant First Class (E-9), Daniel LaFratta Sr., a proud 25 year veteran of the U.S. Army, succumbed at home to esophageal cancer. Dan waged a valiant 18 month battle against this disease, and is finally now at peace, and free from the suffering he has so bravely endured during this period.
Dan, is the father of my wife Jeannine. For those of you who pray, perhaps you'll kindly consider a simple quiet prayer on behalf of her and her two siblings. For those who find comfort elsewhere, perhaps a simple thought of goodwill might be offered within the quiet of your heart.
Grief visits all of us as some point, as it is a part of life. It is in the very act of facing grief with hope and acceptance, that we find the ability to reflect upon life, not with regret, but instead with gratitude for what we have, as opposed to what we lose.
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