What would the Champion of Embryonic Stem Cell Research(ESCR) Senator Biden say of a 66 year old father of a son who is a Priest and of son who has Down Syndrome and dies saving the latter. This father, a devout Roman Catholic who in all likely-hood is not an ECSCR supporter a bigger champion of Special Needs Children or Biden who wants to use Federal Tax Payer dollars to kill babies for the sole purpose of sacking and pillaging their cells and DNA?
"I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have both...the joy and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability, who were born with a birth defect," Sen. Biden said at a rally in Columbia, Mo., on Tuesday. "Well, guess what folks? If you care about it, why don't you support stem-cell research?"Wall Street Journal
CLERGYRev. Thomas P.
Vander Woude, Pastor
Queen of the Apostles Chruch @ Christendom College
Man drowns while saving his disabled son
Thomas S. Vander Woude's greatest passions were his Catholic faith and his family, one of his daughters-in-law said.
That love for his family led him to sacrifice his life to save his son's. On Monday, the 66-year-old Nokesville
man died while trying to rescue his 20-year-old son from drowning,
Prince William County police reported Monday afternoon. "I'll miss the joy that he brings and brought,"
Erin Vander Woude, 42, said of her father-in-law.
Around noon Monday, police say Thomas Vander Woude drowned in a septic tank on his property
at the end of Hooker Lane after his youngest son fell in, said Officer Erika Hernandez, police spokeswoman.
He was transported to Prince William Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Hernandez said.
Joseph Vander Woude, who has Down syndrome, was also taken to the hospital and was in intensive
care as of Monday night, the family said.
"He still needs prayers," said Erin Vander Woude, standing on the front porch of her in-laws' house.
Police said the 20-year-old was outside cleaning the family's pool at the time, Hernandez said.
He walked into the yard and the lid on the septic tank apparently collapsed, police said.
The 66-year-old went to his son's help, pushing his way past his son into the tank and began t
o try to push him out, Hernandez said.
A man who was doing work at the house tried to help, holding Joseph Vander Woude up by his shirt,
and yelled for the mother to call 911.
Fire and rescue workers arrived and pulled both men from the tank, Hernandez said.
Police said that the father may have been under water for up to 20 minutes.
Thomas Vander Woude, who served as a pilot in Vietnam and later worked as an airline pilot,
had seven sons with his wife of 43 years, family members said.
Erin Vander Woude said her father-in-law, known as Pa Pa to his 24 grandchildren, t
ouched many lives, volunteering as a coach at Seton School in Manassas and through his work
at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
She described his as a "life well lived."
Senator Biden I will bet you a Famous Brownie Scranton Pa.Pizza that this father makes it into heaven on a bullet train even without supporting your push for support Embryonic Stem Cell Research! Hat Tip Te-Deum