The news of the family tragedy also shook the children's school, the Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester.
After 27 years my marriage fell apart in the aftermath of a family tragedy and I found myself starting over.
He knew Beer had come out of retirement after a family tragedy.
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"While we understand the interest our family's tragedy will attract given the unique circumstances, we ask that our privacy be respected during our time of grief, " Taber-Thomas said.
In the face of the enormous loss of life and threat to everyone's sense of security, it is especially important to recognize that strong feelings need not defeat us but become the inspiration for moving ahead together, recovering, and supporting all of our citizens in the wake of what is a family and national tragedy.
Lai Ram's estrangement from his family is the biggest tragedy of his forced exile in an unknown land.
Among those attending was prominent priest Father Brian D'Arcy who described what has happened to the Quinn family as a "tragedy".
The collapse of the American family is a national tragedy: around 20m children don't live with their fathers, 1m babies a year are born to unwed mothers, 500, 000 children are in foster care.
Abdurahman Jafar, a British Muslim lawyer and friend of Rashida's family, says her tragedy will not discourage anyone: in any case, journeys to Mecca always feel like an encounter with ultimate issues of life and death.
The family said that despite the tragedy, they would continue living in the area.
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Mr Gill described Ms McClay as a "bubbly, happy girl" and described her death as a "tragedy for her family and all the staff".
To add to the tragedy for his family, his older brother was a Chicago police officer who was killed in the line of duty in August 2001.
At Camp Lejeune, an 170-square-mile base and home to about 50, 000 uniformed troops, counselors at the Naval Hospital were gearing up to offer help as the ripples from Monday's tragedy began reaching family and friends, barracks mates and survivors, said Dr. Sawsan Ghurani, director of mental health programs at the hospital.
"Our hearts go out to those who are involved in this tragedy and to the family and friends involved, " the statement said.
"Danny believed that journalism was a tool to report the truth and foster understanding, not perpetuate propaganda and sensationalize tragedy, " the family said.
The families of those affected by this tragedy and the wider family of those who work offshore and onshore are in our thoughts and prayers.
Yet the 27-year-old Berto still struggles with a small fan base thanks to a number of fights against less than overwhelming opponents, and an inactive period from May 2009 to April 2010 spurred by the tragedy of losing some family members in Haiti earthquake.
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He said the tragedy "has deeply shocked family and friends to the core".
For her family and friends her death is an appalling tragedy however it occurred.
My heart aches for her family as they come to terms with this tragedy.
This is a good day for justice, and for the life of Maye, his family, and everyone involved in this terrible tragedy.
He said his family had not yet come to terms with the tragedy.
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I'm the man who gets up and goes to work every day, in spite of the tragedy, because he still has a family to feed.
After Partington, a father of six who suffered 40% burns and a broken back in the blast, admitted causing the explosion the family tried to make something good come from the tragedy.
In another tragedy that made headlines this week, the family of Canadian teen Rehtaeh Parsons took her off life support Sunday.
Beko described deaths as "a great tragedy" and offered its deepest condolences the family and friends of Mr Branton and Mr Smith.
She yearned to be married and to have a family of her own, but time and again, tragedy intervened to put an end to those hopes.
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