Jesse's Mom's Blog – March 2016 Archive (2)

Book on Thomas Jefferson who suffered 3 child deaths and the death of his spouse

Hello All: I found this interesting book on Thomas Jefferson on his own personal tragic loss. 

He suffered 3 child losses and the death of his wife who passed at 33. He never remarried.

Here is a write up on it:

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My Thomas

Thomas Jefferson lived a great American love story. He was a Burgess of 27 when he met Martha Wayles Skelton, a 22-year-old widowed heiress who was fondly called Patty by her family. They…

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Added by Jesse's Mom on March 30, 2016 at 8:48am — 2 Comments

When Darkness Prevails

Today was one of the final court hearings for my son's death in 2012. An inattentive driver, with a long history of drug use and violence ran him over. The DA suspected she did not want to stop and try to beat him across. She killed him while he was driving fully in his own lane...she ran him over in her attempt to make a hasty left turn. She had no insurance, third time cited for this despite it being mandatory in our state. Cops that showed up on the scene were too dumb to give her a full…

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Added by Jesse's Mom on March 2, 2016 at 7:33pm — 1 Comment

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