Grief 'too much' as Haitian parents bury victims of school collapse

[DogPoundPup]

Source: Miami Herald

PETIONVILLE -- Joceline Jean-Baptiste stared at the smiling photo of her daughter sitting among the yellow and orange carnations on top of the salmon-colored casket on Friday and initially refused to give in to the overwhelming sense of loss.

Even as others packed inside the Community Church of Christ collapsed around her with piercing cries, she sobbed quietly. But it wasn't long before the gut-wrenching pain of a mother having to bury her child broke through.

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''There isn't anyone who hasn't cried over this,'' said Pierre-Richard Augustin, a funeral home employee who had to excuse himself from the service at Community Church of Christ.''As a professional, I am supposed to wrestle up all of my courage to handle today,'' he said. ``But as a father, it's just too much. It is hard.''

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Noticing the children crowding the balcony and lining the walls, he called on them to have vision and to dream of a better Haiti.''This is a lesson for us to reflect on how we live,'' he said, calling on all Haitians to come together because there is ``a country to save; a nation to build.''

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May their Souls Rest in Peace~

[sabrina 1]

1. Heart-breaking!

That poor country, when will they be free of so much cruelty and sadness.

RIP and may their parents find some way to deal with such a crushing loss, although I cannot think of a way right now.