Subject: RE: Sad Story About Fellow Triathlete...All,
I made a couple of edits, included here and attached.
When I send this, I'd like to include some first names to make it personal. (Closing with "Your friends at xxxx sounds so... commercial... )
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Dear Ms. Jordan,
We are writing to express our sympathies and sorrow for the loss of your son, Jay.
We have probably not ever met, but we shared a kindred spirit with Jay. We are a group of triathletes and triathletes-in-training who have gotten to know each other through a website. Many of us identified strongly with Jay’s life story. It may have been his commitment to training, a desire to lead a healthier life, a common race, his age or his young children that touched us. Some of us are registered to compete in the same triathlon he was training for. Others live right in your area and saw this on the local news. We recognize the satisfaction that tri training brought to his life and the joy he felt at becoming an athlete during this part of his life. It is a joy that we share with each other. We share your grief as well.
None of us ever really think that something like this will happen to us. It is an awful and senseless tragedy. We cannot offer you answers why this happened. We can only express our sorrow at your loss, and let you know that as you cry there are others who cry with you. We will keep you and the rest of Jay’s family in our hearts and prayers.
May you find peace and strength when you most need it.
Sincerely,
Your friends at beginnertriathlete.com.
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