Dad's Passing

Update:

1. Dad passed 23 Mar 2010. I was notified late Sunday, 21 Mar, that Dad has suffered a massive heart attack. Dad suffered a massive myocardial infarction, irreversible heart damage of about 80% to his two ventricles, congestive heart failure and gastrointestinal bleeding. I was able to see him Monday night at 2200. We received the call on Tuesday morning at 0300. He coded four times between 0300 and 0500. He was in a coma. At 515, the family decided that should he code again, further extraordinary measures would be withheld. Morphine was administered at 520. He coded again at 0530 and died 20 minutes later at 550. The entire family was present as he entered the Church Triumphant.

2. Dad knew his Bible and theology. He died in Christ. He died as well as he lived, wearing the perfect, eternally abiding, and transcendent robes of Christ's perfect, active and passive obedience.

3. He was buried using the services for the burial of the dead from 1662 and 1928 Books of Common Prayer. I was a co-officiant. Thankfully so.

4. I remain in Grosse Pointe, MI, with my mother. I will be here for some time to come until we get things in order for her. I will be online with less regularity over the next few months.

We stand tall in Christ's great work for us. Excellent services today at Mariners' Anglican Church of Detroit. Good Friday services tomorrow with Easter Sunday to follow. http://marinerschurchofdetroit.org/11.html

God's covenanted and historic loyalties to this family are our comforts, in life and death (Heidelberg Catechism, Q & A 1-2).

Thanks to those praying for our family.

Regards,
D. Philip Veitch