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Lawrence Charles McClarey: Requiescat In Pace

 

Larry McClarey

 

My beloved son, Lawrence Charles McClarey, passed away of a seizure last night.  I found him this morning at 6:15 AM when I attempted to rouse him for the “Daddy Readings” that he and I had done daily since he was a small boy.  Larry had autism, an infectious smile, and was a continual joy to all who knew him.  Once he attained puberty he began having seizures, not uncommon in autism, and I gave him seizure medication daily.  He lived for 21 years on this earth and he was the light of this world for myself and his mother, my bride.  On this dark day I am comforted by the knowledge that even now he is beholding the Beatific Vision.  He lived in love and now he will stand forever before Love Incarnate.  Please pray for the repose of his soul.  I will resume blogging sometime after Memorial Day.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

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Art Deco
Art Deco
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 8:53am

Keeping you all in mind.

T. Shaw
T. Shaw
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 8:56am

I am so sorry to hear it.

He (now with the angels and Saints) and you are in my prayers.

The Motley Monk
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 9:01am

Don: I will be remembering your son as well as all who loved him at the altar this morning.

The Sheepcat
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 9:33am

So sorry for your loss. Lux aeterna.

Mike Petrik
Mike Petrik
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 10:01am

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

RL
RL
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 10:24am

Oh my, Don. I’m so sorry. Crying for you. My family will prayer yours and the repose of your beloved lad.

bearing
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 10:37am

I’m so sorry for your loss. May the Holy Spirit bring you comfort on this day and the difficult days to come.

Michael
Michael
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 11:13am

I’m not a regular commenter, but I just wanted to add my voice to the condolences today. As a father, I can’t imagine anything more terrible. I will dedicate evening prayer to him today.

Elaine Krewer
Admin
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 11:30am

Just logged in and saw this… so sorry to hear of your loss. I, too, cannot imagine anything worse. No matter how long or how briefly your child is on this earth, it hurts to lose him. I will add him and your family to my prayers.

Jeanne Rohl
Jeanne Rohl
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 12:12pm

So sorry for your loss. There are no words that can quiet your grief right now nor should there be. Try to rest in the arms of the Lord and know that the “angels are leading him into paradise”. Blessings and prayer for you and yours. Jeanne

David Spaulding
David Spaulding
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 12:46pm

We are very sorry for your loss Don and will keep you in our prayers.

Clinton
Clinton
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 12:53pm

I am so very sorry to read about your loss, Mr. McClarey. I’ll remember
you and your family at Mass today.

S. Murphy
S. Murphy
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 1:16pm

I’m so sorry for you loss; I will pray for your family, and the repose of Lawrence’s soul.

George Haberberger
George Haberberger
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 1:37pm

Mr. McClarey, my deepest condolences to you and your family.

Ivan
Ivan
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 1:37pm

I am saddened to hear of your irreparable loss, and will pray to Almighty God for the repose of your beloved son.

Mary De Voe
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 1:39pm

A Mass for you Mr. McClarey and your family.

TommyAquinas
TommyAquinas
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 1:59pm

I’ll be praying for him.

Judy
Judy
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 2:03pm

I am so very sorry for your loss. I pray that God will hold you and your wife in the palm of His hand these next months. Be assured of my prayers for all of you.

Kristen J
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 2:51pm

May he rest in God’s peace that will never end and may your family experience the comfort of the Holy Spirit!

— a mother of an autistic son

Phillip
Phillip
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 2:52pm

I am sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.

Stacy Trasancos
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 3:45pm

Oh Don, so heartbreaking, your love is beautiful. We will remember your family in our prayers tonight.

Greg Mockeridge
Greg Mockeridge
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 4:28pm

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your son. God grant him eternal rest. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Foxfier
Admin
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 4:40pm

I’m sorry. I can’t even start to find words.

Christopher Blosser
Admin
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 5:05pm

Don, I am so sorry to read this.

Prayers offered for the repose of his soul, and for you and your family.

Bill Sr.
Bill Sr.
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 5:13pm

The way I see it Don, God has allowed you and your bride to exchanged a son on earth for an Angel in heaven.

tim
tim
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 5:22pm

Lord have mercy, a severe mercy in your time of great grief.

J. Christian
J. Christian
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 5:23pm

Few of us will be fortunate enough to share daily “Daddy Readings” with our children at 21. A good son. Our family will keep your family in our prayers.

Cynthia
Cynthia
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 6:55pm

I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

exNOAAman
exNOAAman
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 6:56pm

Shocked and saddened, brother Don. Not much else I can say……..

Paul W Primavera
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 7:08pm

I am sorry for your loss, Donald. I shall pray for the repose of your son’s soul, and for the Holy Spirit – the Comforter who descended on the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary on Pentecost Sunday so long ago – to bring comfort to you, your wife and all of your family.

Tom Simon
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 7:39pm

I am very sorry indeed. May God receive Larry’s soul and send His peace to comfort yours and your family’s.

Alphatron Shinyskullus
Alphatron Shinyskullus
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 7:40pm

I will pray.

Karl
Karl
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 8:09pm

I am so very sorry for the grief you must be overwhelmed with. But, such a blessing he has been to you, and you have been to him and in turn to others, like yours truly.

I am driving to see most of my children this coming weekend, from here in New York to Chesapeake, Virginia and Cary, North Carolina. I will, within minutes of this post, text each of my children asking them to pray for each of the McClarey’s. On my trip I will have some alone time on the road to pray for all of you. I know it is scant comfort but, Don, you are such a good man. He was blessed, so, to have a father like you. Now, you have a son, in the presence of God, who will intercede for you.

Knowing that God asks you to bear what he knows you can and no more, draw consolation from how much He must care for you, to know, such as this, that his willing servant, Don and your wife and other children will be grateful for the blessing that Larry has been in their loves, but willing to have the faith to know that he is, now, in the best place he can be.

For me, my heart breaks for you, your wife and children and I will offer the pain from my own separation from our children, as, selfishly ,mine is only the pain of distance and the pain from my, still broken, marriage for your consolation, as God sees fit to use it.

God be with each of you.

Nicholas Jagneaux
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 9:31pm

I offer you my condolences, and I will pray for his soul and your family’s consolation during Adoration tonight. May God bless him and you.

Don the Kiwi
Don the Kiwi
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 10:17pm

So sorry to hear this Don. My thoughts and prayers are with you. On this day of celebrating Pentecost, I’m sure the Holy Spirit accompanied his soul to heaven.
As Mary had to bury her son, she will have her mantle wrapped around you and Cathy and your other children – parents are not supposed to bury their children; but your boy was very special to you, and to our Eternal Father.

May his entry into the company of the angels and saints, in the presence of our loving God bring blessing on you and all who are dear to you.

Joseph
Joseph
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 10:41pm

You have my sympathy and my prayers.

Suz
Suz
Sunday, May 19, AD 2013 11:02pm

“Yes, Lord.” Very difficult words to say. May God bless you and your family with peace and consolation. May your beautiful boy rest in His arms.

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Paul H
Paul H
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 3:45am

I offer you my sincere condolences. I cannot imagine the pain of this loss. Thank you for sharing with us here, so that we who read this blog may pray with you and your family.

Susan Varenne
Susan Varenne
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 4:44am

There is a very beautiful Gaelic hymn called “Ag Criost an Siol” and I thought of it right away when I read your sad news about the death of your dear boy. Here it is, for your comfort and your consolaton:

Christ’s is the seed
Christ’s is the Harvest
Into God’s barn
May we be brought.

Christ’s is the sea
Christ’s is the fish
In the nets of God
May we be caught.

From birth to age
and from age to death,
May your two arms, O
Christ,
be around us.

From Death to the end
Not the end but a
rebirth,
In the Paradise of
Graces
May we be.

If you want to hear this sung, and it is most beautiful, you can find it on Youtube. The three Irish priests have a lovely version of it. It always gives me a sense of God’s presence and His peace. May this Presence and Peace be with you and your wife this week while you say your difficult good-bye to your son.

philip
philip
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 5:13am

Your family is in our prayers.
Peace be with you.

bill bannon
bill bannon
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 5:29am

Prayers going up.

Sylvia
Sylvia
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 5:46am

So very sorry for your loss. May the Holy Spirit hold you in His arms through this.

Anzlyne
Anzlyne
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 6:14am

Goodness. Christ is the victor. Your son’s autism ended early on the Lord’s Day, the Day of Pentecost.
I pray also for your daughter at this time of her commencement, knowing that all of our lives are inextricable from our siblings and nearest family – our beloved ones who have gone before us in time, and those whose lives are yet to come.
God is with you. May the sufferings offered by your son and your family redound to the blessing of all families in this vale of tears and joys.

Patricia
Patricia
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 6:29am

Blessed repose and eternal memory for the servant of God, Lawrence. May God grant you His healing & peace at this difficult time. You & your family are in my prayers! ICXC+NIKA

Fr. Richard McDonald
Fr. Richard McDonald
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 6:45am

+Pax+

I will remember the happy repose of the soul of your son in my Mass this morning
Now you are blessed to be a father who has a son who will intercede in loving prayer more for you than by the love which you and your bride lavished on him.

Pie Iesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem.
Pie Iesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem.
Pie Iesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem sempiternam.

The Rev. R.J. McDonald

Daria Sockey
Monday, May 20, AD 2013 7:06am

Don, I am so sorry. I’ll be hugging my autistic teen, Michael, extra hard when he comes home from school today. Prayers for you and your family.

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