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Look to God as the one who will end suffering and restore the earth back to peaceful conditions (Psalms. 37:9-11). Please accept my condolences.
HDB
January 08, 2017
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kathleen Gaarde, 63, of Woodbridge, Va., died in a shooting rampage Monday at the Washington Navy Yard.
Gaarde was a financial analyst who supported the organization responsible for the shipyards, her husband, Douglass, wrote in an email to the AP early Tuesday.
Douglass Gaarde declined to speak, but wrote that he was unable to sleep.
"Today my life partner of 42 years (38 of them married) was taken from me, my grown son and daughter, and friends," he wrote. "We were just starting to plan our retirement activities and now none of that matters. It hasn't fully sunk in yet but I know I already dearly miss her."
Madelyn Gaarde, of Grand Junction, Colo., who's married to Douglass Gaarde's brother, said her sister- and brother-in-law met while he was studying electrical engineering at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Douglass Gaarde, an Illinois native, also worked for the Navy until his retirement last year, his sister-in-law said.
"She was a very gracious person and very welcoming," she said of Kathleen Gaarde.
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Associated Press writers Amanda Kell, Ben Nuckols and Allen G. Breed contributed to this report.
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Valenda Newell
November 08, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN
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Please accept my sincere prayers that go out to the surviving family and friends may the God of comfort continue to bless you and yours especially after such a tragic loss. Please accept my deepest sympathies. 2 Cor. 1:2,3.
R
May 27, 2014 | GA
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Dear Gaarde and other families,
I am sorry for your loss. God bless her and her family.
Vasilios Emmanuel Glimidakis
October 16, 2013 | Craig, CO
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Mr. Gaarde,
I wanted to offer you my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your wife, and to tell you of a special tribute she received in Tallahassee on Saturday.
The FSU Marching Chiefs' halftime show had already been planned as a "military appreciation" theme - they played each of the five service songs. After Monday's tragic events, they added an arrangement of the Navy Hymn ("Eternal Father, Strong to Save").
The Chiefs opened their show with "Eternal Father," in...
Bob Thurston
September 23, 2013 | Woodbridge, VA
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Dear Douglass,
I've missed you a lot over the years, and think about you often. I'm very sorry about Kathy. How bizarre. My wife died two years ago in a sudden and shocking way. Weird that we should have such a thing in common. My observation about death is that it is always accompanied by irony, as if it were some big cosmic joke (as Bob Dylan said). I don't know if that's especially comforting, but it does seem to point to a big truth. Please stay in touch with me when you're...
Robert Borden
September 23, 2013 | NM
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I'm so sorry that Kathy was taken from you. I worked with Kathy at the NAVY yard for 2 years. She was such a sweet and wonderful lady. Thinking of you all. Praying you can find comfort in the wonderful memories that you have in your heart.
Stacey W.
September 23, 2013 | VA
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So sorry for your loss. Death will soon be a thing of the past and you will be able to see KATHLEEN GAARDE again in the new future. Death and tears will be no more. H.G, South Car.
September 22, 2013
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Doug, Many years ago we were friends as teenagers. Later as young adults, Robert Borden and I visited you in Florida (1973) when we met Kathy. When I read the news story, I knew it was you who had suffered this loss. I am so very sorry to learn of this and send you my deepest condolences.
Joyce Daemicke Rodgers, formerly of Glenview, Illinois
Joyce Daemicke Rodgers
September 21, 2013 | Walnut Creek, CA
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