Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Again, I'm all in for prayers for Gabriel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I'm in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Thank you all for the continued prayers. I'll keep on with the updates as we learn more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Prayers up for Gabriel, his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 BTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 So sorry to hear this. Prayers continuing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 More prayers for strength for Gabe's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Tough situation. I was there with my father and had to make the "Turn Off" decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 They are at the crossroads that I stood in on 8 May. This will be the most difficult decision they will ever make. God guide and bless them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Tough choices. May God give them comfort and peace and guide their decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 That funny crunching sound you heard was me going back down on my Prayer Bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Today is Gabe's 36th birthday. We gathered as a family at the hospital. Laura, Peggy, Michael, Judy and Annie, Albert and Carlene, and Esther Carr. Gabe's nurse today has been John. Also on 9ICU in the adjacent area have been Joe and Tricia. Selena has been the charge nurse yesterday and today. Trina from yesterday has been in and out as well. Esther chanted from the psalter as we sat quietly with Gabe. My siblings and sister-in-law stayed at Gabe's bedside until almost the end. He reposed at about 2:40pm as Esther chanted, and she then read the prayer for the departed. We are sitting with Gabe for a while longer and will both go home tonight. The following message was posted on our parish listserv at 3:02 this afternoon: Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Our dear brother Gabriel Griovski fell asleep in the Lord just a few moments ago. Please keep him in your prayers. At the conclusion of the divine liturgy tomorrow morning we will sing a Panikhida, and again on Saturday at 4:30 PM, before the Vespers. When funeral arrangements are finalized I will post here. The funeral will be Tuesday. Thanks to all for your love and prayers. Memory eternal, Father Lawrence My wife and I both posted to Caring Bridge, commenting on that last post: Joe A fine young man has joined the "cloud of witnesses." I was honored to know him and to be able to call him a friend, and more than a friend. He was family. I have lost a brother. Bobbi, Petar, I will mourn his passing along with you, and praise God in the certainty that he is now in Heaven. The fortitude you have shown through this is amazing and an inspiration. heart 2 Lisa Bobbi and Petar, my heart goes out to you both. Gabe was a joy to know and I will miss him. I pray that God will give you comfort in this time of loss, and know that Gabe is safe in His arms. I thank you all for your prayers and support. I've spent a lot of time the past few days thinking on all the hours during Holy Week, and especially Holy Friday evening, I was with Gabe in the kitchen. Baking bread, making soup. He started out as "one of the kids in the parish" but by the time he, and others, were in their mid-teens they were no longer "kids." They were equals. Maybe not as experienced, but equals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 May his family find peace and comfort, and joy in remembering his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 May God grant the family and friends peace and comfort. My deepest condolences to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I can't express my sorrow. God bless you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 "... he has joined the cloud of witnesses." I like that. Man comes forth like a flower, and is cut down, he flees like a shadow. Here is a lesson, my friends: let me do what good I may, today, while I draw breath, for tomorrow is not guaranteed. May God comfort family and friends and all who knew him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Prayers for comfort and peace for his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 "... he has joined the cloud of witnesses." I like that. Man comes forth like a flower, and is cut down, he flees like a shadow. Here is a lesson, my friends: let me do what good I may, today, while I draw breath, for tomorrow is not guaranteed. May God comfort family and friends and all who knew him. Amen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 My condolences to you, his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Trail Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Prayers sent for Gabe and family. I feel their pain. If not for the God inspired folks at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, my oldest brother, Bluewater Ringer, would not still be with us. They were guided by God in dealing with his liver transplant and the multitude of issues over the 3 years it took for BR's transplant to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 His obit: Gabriel Joseph GRIOVSKI (1980 - 2016) GRIOVSKI, Gabriel Joseph Gabe was born in Skopje, Macedonia on August 25, 1980 and passed away on his 36th birthday in San Francisco surrounded by his loving family. Devoted son of Bobbi and Petar Griovski of Petaluma. Survived by his St. Seraphim Orthodox Church family and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins in CA and Europe. Gabe was lovingly adopted by Bobbi and Petar at the young age of five weeks old. He graduated from Petaluma High School, SRJC and received his BA in Viticulture from Cal Poly. While at the JC, he was a member of Rich Thomas' Vit Pit and was an officer of the Ag Ambassadors. During his tenure at Cal Poly, Gabe was an officer of Vines to Wines, managed the Cal Poly vineyard for over three years, and supervised viticulture enterprise students. Outside of school and work, he enjoyed being a part of his church, his country music and was ever the cook and grill master. Gabe was a nurturer and loved taking care of others. He was a wonderful man; he will be greatly missed. Friends and family are invited to the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. John the Baptist with Memorial Prayers on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 9:00 am and the Panikhida (memorial hymns) at 6:00 pm at the St. Seraphim Orthodox Church, 90 Mountain View Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95407. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Church with interment to follow at Oak Mound Cemetery, 651 Piper St., Healdsburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Seraphim Orthodox Church. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=gabriel-joseph-griovski&pid=181204148&fhid=18264#sthash.PQZOQUCG.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 He sounds like someone that a person would like to know and be around. My God shine on him forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 He sounds like someone that a person would like to know and be around. My God shine on him forever. He was. Polite, helpful. Even when being pulled 10 different directions he managed to keep a good humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 I feel the same way as Badger. When I hear of beloved persons passing, this song comes to mind: https://youtu.be/tGivnGv-HXs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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