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IN LOVING MEMORY
“You’ll never be forgotten...”
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We believe that by now most of you are aware of the tragic events of late Friday. One of our senior students, JR Adams, was killed while crossing a street in Mexico. We are all deeply saddened by this news of the unexpected passing of such a dearly loved member of our school family. Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with the family of JR, and with all of his many friends here at school. Details of his funeral service have not yet been determined; we will update all of you as more information becomes available.

Let me share from my heart some thought about how we can approach such a devastating loss:
To be genuinely Christian is to believe that this earth is not all there is. The Bible tells us, “We do not want you to be ignorant about those who have died, so that we do not grieve like the others who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have died in Him.”

But even knowing this as Christians does not take away our emotions. We cry. Our hearts can still be broken. We grieve, but we do not do this without hope. Zechariah 14 tells us that the day is coming when the Lord will come take away our sorrow and wipe away every tear. But for now, the Apostle Paul consoles us that “our momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory.”
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.” We can have assurance that we can all see JR Adams again in heaven, if we have made our “reservations” in advance with the Lord Jesus. None of us knows when our own day will come to meet the Lord, and so we resolve to appreciate each day of life on this earth as a precious gift from Him.

And for now we can take comfort in the words of a hymn:
O Joy that seekest me through pain
I cannot close my heart to thee
I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not in vain

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“A brother to some, a friend to all.”

I am sad to report that 18 year old Andre Pittman went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 21, 2005 as a result of a tragic solo car accident. Andre graduated from Valley Christian High School last June (2004) and is a VCS “Lifer.” He is an only child and he faithfully attended Cathedral of Faith with his mother Che’ Pittman-Lewis.

Valley Christian Schools is accepting donations to the Andre Pittman Memorial Fund to comfort and assist his family. VCS will prepare a list for the family of all contributors to the fund unless anonymity is requested.

Please mail checks to: Valley Christian Schools’, Andre Pittman Fund, 100 Skyway Dr., San Jose, CA 95111. Donor receipts are available upon request or at year end.

Clifford E. Daugherty, Ed. D.
Valley Christian Schools President/Superintendent