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It the family of Erica Manning aDd to Adam Flynn:
J'inj of an, I apologize and regret from the bottom of my heart for the fact that Ema lo!;t
Jier life and Adam was horriblyinjared
In die 3eeidentofU/30/O5.
I have Dever
~:iperieneed the torment of the death of a child or sibling 86 I honestly and geIIuinely do notl1al"C
t()er5on.ajexperience ofwhatY6n are feeling. But it must be awfu~ terrible torment.
.\ncll CaDirn~gine that when you even lo(;k at me., you have bitter and hateful feeliElg! and
j7()Uhave every right tc. do sc).
When you seeme, you may wonder why and how I. ean appear to be S4)stoic anti even look
jilkc ltbat J am happy and eontent. Pleaseknew that, in realitv, I. a~ in ra~ feeling just the
'.JPP'iiJl.f,ite
of that. I have lost a lot of sleepand weight beeauseofwon-y aDd stressdue to the
;~l':t 1tbstshe is goneand .I can't go baekand change any choicesand actioos.l took on tb.1lt
;,lwf1!1&
day. I havewished many times that I ~ollld take ber-plaee and she could liIa~"elived.
1 have heeDin the.businessworld for a i(}ng time and bav~become accustomedt1)baring a
che~r!ul appearan~ein the preseou of customers or employees,evenwhen in reality,][ am
-1!}1set
or worried about something. I have a God-given nature of beiag a frieDdIy aDd
:::ilte~J.roful
type of penoD in general regardless of the external eircumst,aneesaround me. I
wonlt11
never repress His gnaceshowing itselfasjoy in my ct.untenance.
Y 011InIlY also be thinking that I have apparent(v lost nothing at the same time as you have
ftostErica. This is, in DOway ~equitable to the 10$8YCtUhave $uffered. but please consider
the x'aJowing ~oRse.JlleDCesfor me:
I)
Loss of lilY falllily- MywirediVItrced me and bas spoken to meliorribiy and hatefully with rtgard t1}
the accident. lam the faimr ora 16 yr old daugJltiCrand 13 yr old son with whoa, J bad a loving
relatiolasbip prior to t~ B~cjd~Dt. I now rllrely evenseediem and fny relationsh'ip with them is gone
rl~r the Temainder of their growing-up )lCtars.
!j My iajuries in the aceideDtweTese\'ere bram ~rauUlaand ~'cniDg.a broken nose,and broken ribs. I
win have some physical and Dlennl disabiltty for the rest of my Ille. which will limit rny ability to
am a li\ling for the rest of my tile.
.3:, LOI&of a retativeJy high p~yingjDb
4) Financially,.I am ruined and I ",ill be tryingropayoffmediralsad
legal bills for the rest otmy life.
My ex-Wife obtai.ed in tbe divorce almost evC'r}'fJ1ingI owned prior tf>the atei~Dt.
5) J conld lose my pTivileg~ of driving II vehicle in 1h~ Unital States for mDny years,
}I pnsy that sOMehow and someday, God will enable you to forgive me.
"iIIYery
sincerely.
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rID!Jj~- \J l."")43'\Nilliam J'Cttt'ey Sweet