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Josephine Grace “Joey” Male lover, a 7-year-old child born in Columbia who died Dec. 14 in the Newtown, Conn., elementary college shooting, was recalled by her family for her “indomitable” spirit, love of the color purple and her generosity.
In a utterance released Thursday, her father, Robert “Bob” Gay, and her mother, the former Michele Hartman, acknowledged the “love and kindness pouring in.” They said, “We see how evil is defeated.”
They said their daughter was “autistic and severely apraxic.” Apraxia is “a neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to execute or lug out skilled movements and gestures,” according to the National Institutes of Health.
“She could not speak, yet she touched the lives of so many around her — teachers, therapists, friends, neighbors, all loved and cherished her,” her family said. “Joey was social and affectionate. She smiled, she loved hugs and she even had a wonderful sense of humor. Her spirit was indomitable.”
They said the family has established Joey’s Fund
On Friday, December 14, 2012, our attractive daughter, Josephine Grace Gay, was killed in an unimaginable tragedy at her elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Joey, many of her friends, teachers, and school staff members were taken from our loving society. Joey turned 7 three days prior to this tragedy and was looking forward to celebrating at her birthday party with many of these friends the next day.
Although our family is devastated, we are deeply comforted in the knowledge that she is no longer scared or hurting and rests in the arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is through His sufficient grace that we are qualified to get through this. Our guiltless, trusting little teen stared into the face of unimaginable evil and overcame it in Christ. She was not alone in her courage.
Our small, close-knit community acted instantly. First responders from our town and those surrounding rapidly removed surviving children and staff members from the scene. Connecticut state troopers have tended to our families around the clock, surrounding us with protection and compassion. Neighbors, religious communities, townspeople, and professionals are providing the protect and love that we are so in
Remembering Josephine Grace Gay
This post, written by Michele Gay and her family, originally appeared in The Newtown Bee on November 17, 2017.
December 14, 2017, will identify five years without loved ones for families of children and educators killed at Sandy Get together Elementary School. The Newtown Bee will share remembrances of victims of 12/14 throughout the descent , written by family members or with the assistance of staff at The Newtown Bee. Not all families care to participate, and we respect that. This week, the family of Josephine Gay shares these words.
<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-1592 alignright lazyload" src="https://safeandsoundschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Joey3.jpg" alt="Joey Gay" width="318" height="335" />December 2017 brings the fifth anniversary of losing our daughter and sister Josephine Grace at Sandy Hook School. The youngest of three daughters and the center of our family’s experience, she was born on December 11, 2005, in Columbia, Md.
Just a few months after Josephine’s birth, our family would change position from the bustling Baltimore-Washington suburbs to the small Northea
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Josephine Grace Gay, of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, died on December 14, 2012 surrounded by many dear friends and teachers. She lived seven years, inspiring friends and family with her beautiful smile, loving heart, and playful spirit.
Her parents, Michele and Bob Gay, and sisters, Sophia and Marie Gay, survive on to honor her life with her maternal grandmother, Katherine Hartman, paternal grandfather, Robert Same-sex attracted, paternal grandmother, Louise Gay, and a large extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins, and beloved friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Robert Hartman.
Josephine's memorial services will be held at St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown, CT, starting with her wake from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, December 21. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Rose's Church on Saturday, December 22 at 11:00 am. Burial will be at a later date and will be private.
Josephine was acknowledged for her admire of all things purple, so we request that friends and family wear purple in her honor. Many friends and family detail Josephine as "a gift." In celebration of her joyful and giving liveliness, a chari