I Matthew a graduate of Westford Academy am so very sorry to hear of your loss. Though I did not know Olivia and no longer live in MA, I can see that she was a remarkable young woman and that she was a blessing to your lives. One asks, “How can God allow such a terrible thing to happen?” I do not know the reason anymore than you, but I do know that God loves Olivia and that he loves you. It is clearly not God’s will for a man to do what Olivia’s father did. As a husband and father he was charged to protect both her and her mother.
Over six years ago my wife and daughter almost died due to complications during childbirth. After the emergency C-section the retired Army surgeon who performed the operation came to me while I was in tears. He told me that they were alive and that though he did not previously believe in God, there was no doubt that he exists and that he gave life to my daughter because in the very least she should be brain dead. Prior to his entry I was left alone in the delivery room with nothing but my greatest fears and my humble prayers. When the surgeon left me, they wear tears of Joy and Thanksgiving. Madison is six years old now and is a beautiful, intelligent little girl. She is a Yellow belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and loves to ride horses as did Olivia. I thank God for her and my wife daily and do not know what my life would be like today without them.
Husbands love your wives and children. If you are a young man, vow today in Olivia’s honor to love your future wife and children. Love them, Protect them and Cherish them.
My Physics teacher from WA, Mr. Bowen wrote in my Senior Year Book, “Live Life, Love Life, Share Life, Share Love.”

Love truly conquers all things.

Genuinely,

Matthew