Wings of a Bird

Slain daughter adds to father's torment - Seattle P-I columnist Robert Jamieson
He lost his ability to walk. He lost his life partner. Now he has just lost his daughter to murder. But his faith in the investigators and a higher power are getting him through it all.
... On March 9, Lorentson's 24-year-old daughter, Merianne Elizabeth Lorentson, a single mom, was found stabbed to death in her apartment. ...
Her killing comes after Lorentson lost his wife of 35 years to cancer in June. As she battled the disease, Lorentson's son, Michael, 30, struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. The young man, now in his third year of sobriety, vows not to relapse as he grapples with his sister's death.
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Having lost his wife and daughter in nine months, he wonders, "Why?"
His unshakable Episcopalian faith -- and friends and family within and outside the church -- offer comfort. Lorentson believes God is using him to show the importance of holding onto one's faith through hard times. He refuses to curse the heavens. ...

Labels: faith, murder, suffering