Need a favor for Jim at Dark Sword Miniatures

arctica · Post by **arctica** » 16 Jan 2009, o 11:07

That is sad news

my thoughts are with them.

paintminion · Post by **paintminion** » 16 Jan 2009, o 18:20

I have posted the fulkl heartbreaking email from Jim, as well as his information regarding the wake and services for Lillian on the Dark Sword forums, and here are the services info if anyone is looking for them...

Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:24 AM
Subject: Lillian Grace Ludwig - Short Obit on Strib and more information on her services - please forward on as needed

Hello -

The "short obit" was posted today with the full obit coming on Sunday. Can you all forward onto any folks that would like to have this information please?

https://www.legacy.com/StarTribune/Obitu ... =122911169

The Wake is from 5-8 PM CST on Sunday night at Evans Nordby Funeral Home in Osseo MN. Prayer Service at 7 pm. Address: 34 Second St. NE, Osseo, MN 55369 - phone 763-424-4000

The Funeral mass at St. Gerard Church (where we were married and Lillian was baptized 1 month ago) starts at 11 am CST on Monday morning with a viewing at 10am CST for those that could not attend the wake. A lunch will be served afterwards.

St Gerard Church
Address:
9600 Regent Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Phone:
(763) 424-8770

https://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?tuid=24 ... T:20:fbT:0

The following was sent to us from a person who we shared our loss of Lillian with. It is quite beautiful and really sums up how Melissa and I feel about Lillian's early passing when we are not crying about her loss to us and the things we will never be able to watch her do as she grew up into a young lady:

"Precious is life. Life may be long or short. When a baby is taken and sadness and grief overwhelm think of that life. A babies life is love, attention, touch and love returned. They are joy, they are the basic needs of food and water and shelter and faith and love. This is what they know. This is ONLY what they learn. They never learn of the pain, the heartache, the destruction or wars in this world. They never see the pain of person hurting a person or a person hurting animals. They do not know the fight for survival nor the death of anything. They live for a short brief time in the light of this world and they take that with them when they leave.

Sometimes a life ends and time runs out and so the soul is sent back to finish some unknown task. A babies short life may be just what is needed to fulfill that last act.

Take heart that such lives become the cherubim spoken of in song and story and depicted in paintings. She is now a little angel up there that is watching over the family and she takes great comfort in that.

Your beautiful little girl awaits you and she will be there for you and she will whisper in the ear of the all powerful for you and she will love you in the purest form forever. You were her parents. You showed her the best of the human spirit. How could she not?"

Jim Ludwig

Post by **Skrit** » 16 Jan 2009, o 21:02

Sad news, I wish everyone strength and love in the following time to come.

Dargrin · Post by **Dargrin** » 16 Jan 2009, o 22:40

Truely very sad days...

LadyEyes · Post by **LadyEyes** » 16 Jan 2009, o 22:47

Thank you folks for sharing so much with a family many of you will never meet on the request of a woman many of you may never meet in person. It is very moving, much appreciated, and speaks so very well of so many of you.

paintminion · Post by **paintminion** » 17 Jan 2009, o 00:28

Isn't the internet great? We in the miniatures hobby are truly a global community...thank you all, I've mentioned to Jim that Chest of Colors people were supportive and posting for him.

Post by **mahon** » 17 Jan 2009, o 13:30

Well, I'd never want to be in their situation. If any amount of support can ease their pain even to the smallest degree - that's what should be done!

There are people better at writing deep, emotional and beautiful things - but this shouldn't keep us from supporting those who need it!

Cyberpaddy66 · Post by **Cyberpaddy66** » 21 Jan 2009, o 04:15

It's a really sad end for them to deal with but they have to look on the bright side as they got to share 100 precious days with their child, there are some people who have never even had that much.

I wish them both well for the future.