The six week old grandson of Elisabeth and Wilfried Hellmig died one week ago today of sudden infant death syndrome.

Wilfried and Elisabeth are UCG-Germany members. Their son Christian and his wife Tatjana had their second child, Jason Jean, on August 2nd. He seemed to be a strong little guy, having ripped a necklace from his mother’s neck on the Saturday before his death. When Christian got up for work on Monday, Tatjana noticed that Jason was not breathing. He had spent the night in his parents’ bed. Jason was already dead, and the emergency personnel could only confirm his death. The funeral was last Friday, the day before Trumpets. The family asked me to perform the funeral. It was a beautiful day, and Jason was buried in a forest cemetary right under a tree where three other young children are buried. A sad way to start the fall festival season, but no doubt the Last Great Day will be especially meaningful for Wilfred and Elisabeth this year.