Chip and Gray - We were so sorry to hear about your loss - May God bless you and your family always -
Sincerely, Kim and Eddie English
As a fellow JMU student, Whitten was an amazing gift and influence in my life. His writing gave me courage.
Chip and Gray, I am so sorry for you loss, thinking of you and your family thru this difficult time. God bless you both.
Chip and family. I am saddened, knowing you are grieving. May your faith in God give you strength through this time and may your treasured memories of Whitten give you solace. Susan Rowley
Chip and Gray, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers during these trying times. Know that we are here for you if you need anything. With love, Tracy D'Arcangelo
Very sorry to hear of your loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you.. Janice and George
Chip and Gray Im soo sorry for your loss - I wish you lots of love and peace to comfort you. Dawn McAtee
Dear Chip and Family:
I am very saddened to hear of the loss of your son. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God bless you and your family during this difficult time.
Thank you to everyone who has sent us a lovely message. It helps to know that we are not alone, even though we feel very alone at times....like no one could have every gone through this and survived...but they have, and we will. Love you all...chip & gray
I only recently had the pleasure to meet and talk to Whitten.
I enjoyed his humor, passion for history & trivia and the warmth he shared when speaking of his Family.
My Heart goes out to Chip and Gray who are both in my Prayers and Thoughts.
God Bless.
My deepest sympathy. I am so very sorry for your loss. May the Lord bless you and hold you close through this most difficult time. Love and prayers.
Chip and Gray,
May God give you strength and guidance through this harshly difficult time. You will be in my prayers. Mindi Montoro
Chip and Gray,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. I am so sorry for your loss.
Chip, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.
Chip,
You and your wife are in our prayers for healing. May God bless you at this time of great loss.
Kirk and Crystal Spurgeon
My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God's peace, love and tenderness help you endure.
Chip and family. I am so sorry for your loss. We will remember you and your family in our prayers.
Chip, my heart grieves for you and your wife. Parents should never have to endure this sadness and loss. My prayers are with you and all the Maher Family.
Wishing you peace and strength. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Chip and Gray-I'm so sorry for your loss. I am keeping you and your family in my prayers.
You will be greatly missed Whitten, Thanks for all the wonderful memories. May you rest in peace.
May the Lord carry you ... we are so sorry for your loss.
Sending you prayers and love.
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family will be in our prayers. May God's faithfulness, goodness, and mercy see you through.
Chip/Gray - so saddened to hear this news. Know that the love of friends and family will get you through these dark days. Love, Jeff and Lianne Valler
So very sorry for your loss. Keeping you all in our hearts and prayers. With sympathy, The Valerio Family, Lake Grove, NY
Gray and Chip,
I'm so sorry for your loss and will keep you all in our prayers. Lean on those around you for support and know there will be many to do whatever they can for your family.
Jason Motts
Although we did not have the opportunity to meet your beautiful son, rory ( our son) cared deeply for him. We feel your loss. May he rest in peace. The Buckley family Dublin Ireland.
chip and gray, haven't been able to get you out of our thoughts, few words can help right now but please let your friends help hold you up. we are all praying for you, love you both, whitten was a remarkable young man, hold on to the memories! love, ray and pam sinnott
Dear Chip and Gray:
My family and I are so sorry for your loss. I had just met Whit a few weeks ago while in New York.
Our sympathy and prayers are with you.
May Whitten's memory be eternal...
"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together...there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think, but the most important thing is, even if we're apart...I'll always be with you."
~Winnie the Pooh
To the Maher Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. May the many treasured memories of the past 25years bring you peace and strength during this difficult time and for the days, months, years ahead. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May the new angel Whitten watch over all. God Bless...
Chip, Gray, Mr. & Mrs. Whitten,
We are so sorry for your loss and we pray that God will give you strengh and peace during this sorrowful time.
Tommy and Carolyn Brooks
Chip, Gray, Mr. & Mrs. Whitten,
My heart aches for you and I pray that God will strenghten you and give you peace during this sorrowful time. We are so sorry for your loss and will be praying for you all.
Tommy and Carolyn Brooks
Chip and Gray - My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of great loss. May God bless you all.
Gray and Chip I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Wanda Franklin Packett
Chip & Gray,
Please know that you are in my prayers during this difficult time. So very sorry for your loss.
Gray, Chip, Sara & James,
We have you in our hearts & prayers.
Curtis & Kathie Wells
Chip and Gray our prayers are with you and your family at this sad time. May God be with you all. Jim & Nancy Prohaska
Chip and Gray - I am sorry for your loss. Prayers and thoughts for you during this difficult time.
Chip, I really enjoyed meeting your son in NYC. You're a proud dad, deservedly so. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.
Chip and Gray,
We have been thinking about you every day since we heard the news. Whitten had the Maher gift of those smiling eyes-he will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with both of you during this time of sorrow.
Scott and Pat Hargest
I am so sorry to hear this. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Sara Jo, Jimmy, Chip, and Gray,
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family will be in my prayers. May God's faithfulness, goodness, and mercy see you through.
"Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted."
Nancy and John Markon
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Maher,
May God's love and peace be with you and give you strength. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
“Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant Whitten, with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more…but life everlasting. Receive him into the arms of thy mercy…”
Brad Quillen
Glenn Courtney
Lancaster, VA
As faculty advisor to The Breeze, I recall Whitten fondly and was shocked to hear the news. He was truly one of my favorite Breeze people.
-- Mike Grundmann, assistant professor, JMU
Sara Jo,Jimmy,Gray, Chip, Miles and families,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. John and I are in St. Louis with Jason and family. We'll return by the New Year and will be in touch. Our heartfelt sympathies are with you all, Judy Mills
Nature
As a fond mother, when the day is o'er,
Leads by the hand her little child to bed,
Half willing, half reluctant to be led,
And leave his broken playthings on the floor,
Still gazing at them through the open door,
Nor wholly reassured and comforted
By promises of others in their stead,
Which, though more splendid, may not please him more;
So Nature deals with us, and takes away
Our playthings one by one, and by the hand
Leads us to rest so gently, that we go
Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay,
Being too full of sleep to understand
How far the unknown transcends the what we know.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Poetry Foundation
Dear Chip...our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your wife during this most difficult time.
~Mark Fuson
How very sad. As a mother my heart breaks for you.
I will miss Whitten terribly, as will the entire Demos community. We're devastated by the news and are so sorry for his family - please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
Gray and Chip,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Words alone can not express how sorry we are. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Bridgette (Smith) Collins and Bobby Collins
Words can not express our sorrow so, so sorry , our prayers are with you. Liz (smith) Haddock and Tom Haddock
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with you.
Lucky to have known you, Whitten. Thanks for the memories and laughs.
Our hearts grieve with yours. Whitten was a beautiful young man who touched so many lives. May God bless and comfort you, now and always.
Gray and Chip,
May God bless and comfort you during this time of sorrow. My heart holds such wonderful memories of Whitten's early years at Bettie Weaver Elementary School.
Whitten will always be a part of our lives. What I know is that God loves Whitten more than anyone here on Earth. He's in good hands.
The world lost a brave and unique mind, but those with whom he shared his talents will always remember, and we will strive to honor his memory.
We miss you, Whitten.
Gray, Chip, Sara Jo, Jimmy and Miles,
I grieve with you.
Words cannot express our sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Michele Smith Loker and Ford Loker
Baldwin MD
You have our deepest sympathies. Zach called us yesterday from Colombia to express his grief.