I wrote in March about Ross Barfuss, the sixteen year old son of Joe's nephew who was lost in the ocean in Oregon. A month ago a body washed ashore and through DNA technology it was determined that it was in fact the body of Ross. It took a month for all the tests that positively identified him. What a marvelous age we live in.
Saturday the family held a private graveside service and laid his body to rest. Of course we know that Ross is not in that grave--only his earthly remains, but it is comforting to know that his body will be there when the resurrection comes. How grateful we are for the knowledge that we have of the plan of life and Salvation--that we will live again with our families forever.
We continue to remember David, Deanna and their family in our prayers, that perhaps this latest development can bring closure to them. We know that they will never get over this horrible experience, but we have faith that they will be able to get on with their lives a little easier now.
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I'm so glad that some closure was brought to their family by the positive identification of Ross's body. After this happened, I went online and found news stories of this terrible accident...Ross sounded like a great kid who died trying to save someone else. Truly amazing!
I am glad they are able to receive a measure of peace and closure. Our hearts went out to them. Thanks for the update.
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