Jill-Waukesha

Jada Yuan11min

Speaker 1

00:00

Tragedy. We're also witness to our community coming together to supporting one another. I am thankful for our community, our first responders, our health care workers, and everyone who responded to help another one another. Since this tragedy occurred, we are walking shop strong. We will continue to be washed out strong. Our community has not only supported each other, we were also supported by many others, including other municipalities, the county the state, as well as the federal government. The affordable care for our community is truly appreciated to support the health market shot deal. Thank you to the First Lady, Dr. Joe Biden. second gen gentlemen, dog and hawk and the US Surgeon General, Dr. Murphy for being here tonight to show their support for those who are hurting and grieving. I now have the honor of introducing the second gentlemen and

Speaker 2

01:09

they rapidly thank you so much for having us here. Over the past year, have the privilege of traveling to communities along the way to illustrate the meaning of service strength and may arrive at true every sense of the world. Thank you for the help your community can do is horrible and unexpected. I just want to take a moment to recognize representative fire chief power and the work that you've done in your federal team who we had the honor of meeting with and please note this kind of work and thank you all for taking the time to join us today in this option. Waukesha Wisconsin, is now a special place in my heart. never going to forget the people I just met the stories that I just heard right there that I wouldn't bother. It's really impossible to meet these families. And not think about what this community to the county's scanning the camera chain, Bill and Jackson are so excited to everyone. Physically and also emotionally for this horrible, horrific event. We are standing with you we are standing there's nothing we can say that's made us as hard or racist. But in the face of this unthinkable, unimaginable and unexpected tragedy I've seen now with my own eyes how his community has come together with an acts of kindness and compassion. I'm grateful to every single first responder, every doctor and nurse. Every caring citizen in this great community who stepped up to help their neighbors and we've heard those stories. But please remember, like you are taking care of each other. Please remember to take care of yourselves. Take care of yourselves because this is going to be ongoing. Stay with Alana end by saying it's the love shown not the tragedy that will define this community. And that love is exactly what we all deserve today. And it's now my great honor to introduce our First Lady of the United States Dr. To vice

Speaker 3

05:01

it's impossible not to ask but the truth is that there is no logic to this. It feels especially unthinkable that it happened at a Christmas parade. All of America mourns with Waukesha in the Gospel of Luke, the Christmas story begins not with Mary with the birth of John the Baptist. Has brutal testify to the light of heaven born but the people needed a prophet to help open their hearts just as the manager needed a star to guide them towards the major. When we are lost in the dark. We often need someone to turn our eyes to the door. There is sorrow here in Waukesha and throughout our country. With so many lives lost in the devastating tornadoes led families that the President is visiting today with the precious children of Oxford, Michigan who will never have the chance to return every family making its way through this season with an empty chair and approach and yet today you're gathered to testify to the lions. We are here to tell the stories of the lives that inspired us and changed us and help shape this community. Your choreographer who loves throwing parties and found her calling as a nurse his family said she sparkled her way through like the one of the smallest YCS debts in grants who rescued bulldogs and always do family people land tomorrow and teacher and chaplain who always found ways to help others, whether it was holding their hand in hospice, or saving a man from the discounted Bill merit to vote for 61 years. Who was the family handyman and live by his favorite save? Keep moving. Jane, a devoted wife, mom and grandma who never had a bad word to say about anyone whose favorite Christmas song The Silent Night. And Jackson, who loved baseball and catching frogs with his brother Tucker, who had the dreams and they continue to shine in every soul who loved them. May their memories bring you joy. We also bear witness today to the light of this community. The police and firefighters and EMTs to mount the wounds and lifted people from the wreckage. The victim assistance professionals who answered the call that terrible night and have worked non stop to support the survivors ever since. Those at the parade who rushed to help the neighbors across the city of Wisconsin to have their arms around the victims families and survivors. The Americans in every state who have donated and found ways to strip claims the grannies who keep dancing, even as their hearts ache. As a pastor John writes, The light shines in the darkness and the darkness is not overcome. While there is no logic to this loss, it has slept something else. It's weak.

Speaker 3

09:23

And that defies logic to we dance for no reason why the song inside us. It won't be silence. We love with every piece of our hearts even if they would be broken. And now we have been changed by this tragedy. We are not diminished. Instead, we grow together to hold both our sorrow and joy. The grannies keep dancing. The high school plan keeps working and was shot is lit up in blue. That is the antidote to the darkness. It's how we testify to the light around us and the light within us. We go on together. We shine through the night like a star illuminating the heart of every person we touch. Return on faces to the glow of dawn and look for the hope we know will come God bless you and God bless. Thank you.

Speaker 1

10:40

Madam First Lady what stood out to you in your meeting with the parents

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