Widow forgives man who killed her husband

M. Calleja

Aug 9th 2012, 14:29

Din verament mara qaddisa ... il-qaddisin ta' bla isem li ftit nafu bihom imma li f'okkazzjonijiet bhal dawn jaghtuna ezempju bl-ghemil taghhom.

John Azzopoardi

Aug 9th 2012, 12:14

Justice still needs to be done for the man in a democratic society. Even if it was an accident, the full story needs to be told and the man, if he is not guilty must come forward. Justice must be served for the good of society at the end of the day. I am sure the man who hit this guy is suffering as well - either by guilt or otherise. But a clear conscience will never be, unless the man comes forward and tell his story.

J.M. FARRUGIA

Aug 8th 2012, 12:16

Mrs Josianne is a lady of great faith & sound values. No wonder she carries out her work with empathy and a smile. You, the family and your dear husband are in my thoughts & prayers.

Charles Grima

Aug 8th 2012, 11:34

Nisma lis-sinjura Brignone titkellem, u nirrejalizza kemm fadalli nitghallem f'din id-dinja...

Kondoljanzi, u nispera li l-fjamma tar-rikordju tieghu tibqa tixghel b'sahhita...

adrian attard

Aug 8th 2012, 11:31

just cannot hold my tears! What a precious interview and how much we can learn from each other.
May God grant her peace of heart for the years to come.

G Buhagiar

Aug 8th 2012, 11:05

Dalghodu attendejt ghall-funeral ta' Charles Brignone, fil-knisja tal-Kuncizzjoni f'Bormla. Knisja ippakkjata bin-nies li turi r-rispett kbir li n-nie kellhom lejn Charles. Charles kien ragel fuq l-irgiel, jien nafu personalment, u xxukkjajat ruhi meta smajt bil-mewt tragika tieghu. Fejn tidhol Bormla, Charles kien jaghti l-appogg tieghu, specjalment fil-festa ghaziza tal-Immakulata Kuncizzjoni li ssir kull sena fit-8 ta' Dicembru.

Min ikollu 'l Alla f'qalbu jirraguna differenti minn dawk li ma jaghtu kaz ta xejn. Il-mara ta' Charles, hija ta' ezempju kbir ghalina lkoll li nghidu li ahna Nsara. L-Immakulata Marija, li Charles tant kien ihobb fuq din l-art, issa qieghed igawdiha fis-sema. Grazzi Charles tal-ezempju tajjeb li dejjem tajt lil kulhadd. R.I.P.

Mark Cuschieri

Aug 8th 2012, 10:38

What a woman!! Speechless! :( I have a lot to learn!

Sincere condolences to the family!

Mark Demicoli

Aug 8th 2012, 09:29

when a person sets an example! I'm left speechless

Mr Joseph Huber

Aug 8th 2012, 09:25

Mrs Brignone, May God grant eternal rest to your husband and strength to you and your son in this very sad hour. May we all really learn a lesson from your fortitude and your faith.

charles tabone

Aug 8th 2012, 09:17

Our condolences to Josephine and her son, as well as to both sides of the family. May God grant eternal rest to Charles and solace to Josephine and family. We are sure that he will be shielded by our Lady Immaculate to whom Charles was so devoted.
RIP

Ray Spiteri

Aug 8th 2012, 08:55

Din il mara ghanda tkun ta ispirazzjoni ghal hafna. Jien cert li Malta jezistu mijiet bhala bqalb u mhabba. Tajjeb wiehed juri simpatija ma din il familja illum ima jigri li wara ftit granet ninsewha. Din il mara trid tiffacja l hajja ghal kumplament. Ima jien cert li ser ikun hemm il qrabha u l hbieb li jibqaw ikunu ta wens. Hemm mod kif nistaw nejnu lil din il familja apparti fit talb?

Reinhard Azzopardi

Aug 8th 2012, 08:33

What a ruddy shame. What a loss. May this poor woman and her son find the comfort and strength they need at such difficult times.

I used to go spear fishing before I took up scuba diving. I took all the necessary precautions but that still did not stop cowboys from getting too close. My favourite haunt was the stretch between Selmun and St. Paul's islands. That area has a speed limit of 10 knots (adhered to by very few unless the police are around). One evening I ventured out a little bit further than I should have (still pretty close to shore) when I heard a boat approach. I lifted my head and saw the police dinghy heading towards me. At first I thought that they wanted to check whether my harpoon was licensed. The officer at the wheel looked at me and said "idhol il-gewwa siehbi ghax xi bodbod se jaqsmek". I'm grateful to that officer to this very day. A few minutes later, a speedboat powered by two V8s sped over the spot I was in at what must have been over 50 knots. I would have been turned into minced meat.

Franco Attard Trevisan

Aug 8th 2012, 08:32

speechless....

francis mallia

Aug 8th 2012, 07:40

condolences to this poor family ;r i p

Michael Gauci

Aug 8th 2012, 07:29

Transport Malta should only spend half an hour at the Blue Lagoon and they can fill up their citation booklet with the commercial licensees that are breaking the Safe Speed regulation. Transport Malta should exercise more enforcement for safer waters.

Carmel Garcia

Aug 8th 2012, 07:09

"Jien hu l-qawmien u l-ħajja. Kull min jemmen fija, ukoll jekk imut, jgħix : u kull min jgħix u jemmen fija, dan ma jmut qatt. Temmen inti dan?" Kliem Ġesu' lil Martha, oħt Lażżru. Lażżru qam tassew mill-mewt għal-Ħajja, ħajja oħra fejn fiha m'hemmx tbatija iżjed u hekk ukoll aħna jekk nemmnu bis-serjeta f'dak li għallem Ġesu', wkoll nerġu ngħixu ma Ġesu' fil-Ġenna għall-eternita'. Kuraġġ u l-Mulej ikun dejjem magħkom f'dak kollu li tinħtieġu. Missier li ħlaqt is-sema w l-art ħudu miegħek u zommu fi ħdanek. Amen

Caroline Galea

Aug 8th 2012, 06:23

Dearest Josianne, This was a terrible accident and I cannot start to understand what you must be going through. But you and I both know that the Lord works in mysterious ways and I know that by time you will accept this cruel fate. You are blessed with great inner strength which will help you overcome these difficult times and provide the support that your children and family so badly need. Kuragg Jo! In my thoughts and prayers.

Dorris geddes

Aug 8th 2012, 01:56

How very sad for this family. May God comfort you and support you in this very difficult time.

Pule' Carmel

Aug 8th 2012, 01:45

What a wonderful, clear minded, strong woman. She brought a tear or two to my eyes.
Listening to her talk, I got a better idea of what marriage means when we say, " two will become one!"
May she and her son find comfort through their life. Those who know her, please look after her and her son.

Mark Mangion

Aug 8th 2012, 01:13

What an admirable woman - forgiving in such a tragic sutation of the loss of her husband I hope that whoever is responsible for this accident shows the same strength in coming forward. It may be possible that whoever hit Mr. Brignone didnt even realize at the time that he hit a man underwater. But b y now whoever did this must surely realize it was his boat which hit this poor man.

Joe Xuereb

Aug 7th 2012, 23:56

This woman is impressive indeed. She is obviously in a state of shock but she manages to speak in a way few Maltese manage nowadays. Hers was and will continue to be a good family. I hope that she will get all the support she needs and in Malta, this happens. I also wish that, if in spite of her forgiving nature she still gets feelings that she finds difficult to understand or handle - like anger as in 'why us?' - then she needs to approach her family doctor and request professional counselling. It is never too early for this but time will tell. In the meantime, Mrs. Brignone and her children are in my thoughts. I am also mindful that the person who 'caused' the accident may not even be aware especially if there were more than one boat with propellers in the area within the time-scale that Mr. Brignone was snorkelling. Which means that one boat owner, having heard of the incident, is going to be left wondering if it was HIS boat that caused the accident. This is not an easy thing to live with and for this reason alone he, whoever he is, merits forgiveness. I think Mrs. Brignone understands this and, failing the absence of more accurate details, she could build on her belief and power of forgiveness. Nixtiqulha kull sabar u j'Alla ż-żmien jagħtiha s-serħan.

Anthony Grech

Aug 7th 2012, 23:51

With such comments of forgives from this wife, surely the husband is already in the loving arms of his Creator.

Clayton Silvio

Aug 7th 2012, 23:02

Normalment f'dawn il-forums ikun hawn hafna diskussjonijiet, kummenti u nsulti, specjalment fejn jidhol twemmin spiritwali u valuri... Nahseb li din il-persuna taghti hafna risposta ta'dan, xi jfisser u fejn hu Alla!!!!! U mhux b'inqas zewgha Charlie!!! Kieku kullhadd (inklluz jien) kien bhall din il-familja, kieku d-dinja hija post ferm ahjar milli hija!!!

Mr James Galea

Aug 7th 2012, 22:56

May god bless this family for the act that this women has done by forgiving. It sure shows that this women has already been comforted by God himself. She showed him that she has faith in him and he is answering to her prayers and blessing her and her family. I never knew Charles but from what I heard he was a real gentleman having his family always first in his heart. Rest in peace my friend I know that you are already enjoying the presence of the immaculate conception. Please tell her to pray for us.

Alfred Spiteri

Aug 7th 2012, 22:42

What a brave and kind women she is May the good Lord comfort her and her family.

JOE INGUANEZ

Aug 7th 2012, 22:37

A true Christian woman... she is an example to me...Mag give her husband, her and her family HIS peace.
Rev Joe Inguanez

S.M. Cuschieri

Aug 7th 2012, 22:33

I could never forgive. May god grant this woman consolation and give her courage to move on. I feel a bad person in comparison to this angelic woamn but no. I would not forgive the person who killed him.

Andrew John Mercieca

Aug 7th 2012, 22:13

Kondoljanzi u nitolbu ghalik. Andrew mercieca u l familja (birgu)

Gaetano Decelis

Aug 7th 2012, 22:10

What a great women she is. May the good Lord console her and give eternal rest to her husband.

L Zammit

Aug 7th 2012, 21:37

May God grant eternal rest to Charles and consolation to his wife and children.

Carmel Vassallo

Aug 7th 2012, 21:36

I cannot but stand in awe at this brave and kind woman. Her conduct and words are a reflection of a good family built on sound morals. It is so saddening that this family has been broken in such a manner. Condolences and in our toughts.

Teresa Pace

Aug 7th 2012, 21:36

Yes indeed an example to us all...she has been touched by Jesus. God bless her. May the good Lord comfort her and her family.

francis x caruana

Aug 7th 2012, 21:29

may God help this brave woman,

marco caruana

Aug 7th 2012, 21:27

bla kliem ! kuncizzjoni zomm idek fuq din il familja

James Hili

Aug 7th 2012, 21:27

This woman is indeed strong...who forgives really shows strength..

M Ellul

Aug 7th 2012, 21:20

Il-kondoljanzi Josianne. Ma nafekx imma tassew jiddispjacini li ghandek tghaddi minn tragedja bhal din. J'Alla ssib is-sabar.

Hu hsieb.

george camilleri

Aug 7th 2012, 21:16

alla jieqaf mijak sinjura u mal familya kolla

John Cole Smith

Aug 7th 2012, 21:04

This is the epitome of the real face of suffering, maybe the Lord has called upon your husband, as you may see it , too early. Whether this was his destiny or not, here we have more than a victim, his family and friends. This woman has the right to know what happened, and the truth lies with who ever was involved in this accident. Please come to comfort this lady.

Alfred Cassar

Aug 7th 2012, 20:58

Just speechless, madame I mourn with you, I pray that who ever accidentally, hit your husband, clears his conscience and comes forward, for he will be imprisoned psychologically, for the rest of his life.

A. Borg

Aug 7th 2012, 20:50

Meta nisma din il-mara titkellem izjed nemmen li jien vera qieghed il-boghod biex ingawdi s-saltna t'Alla. L-ghomor Sinjura.

stephen mifsud

Aug 7th 2012, 20:44

God bless you and your family always ...you are a beautiful heart amongst us ...may god give you strenght and my sincerest condolences to you and your family ...RIP Charles

Ruth Seychell

Aug 7th 2012, 20:44

My condolences go to the family and may the family have courage to move on despite this tragedy....from a personal experience I think she is still in great shock........

mario bonnici

Aug 7th 2012, 20:39

kemm kellu ikun zvinturat dan l imsejken jalla il bambin jatijom dak kollu li ghandom bzonn lill mara lit tfal u lil tal familja sabar u sabar.

Marilyn Cremona

Aug 7th 2012, 20:18

This woman must surely be blessed by Jesus..it takes a very strong mind to forgive someone...forgiveness can only take place if one truly is in love with the Lord!

John Cassar

Aug 7th 2012, 20:09

My condolences to this brave woman and her family.

Keith Davis

Aug 7th 2012, 20:01

So early in the tragedy yet so strong to forgive.

It seems that each of us are burdened with a cross we are strong enough to hold.

GL Calleja

Aug 7th 2012, 19:52

You might forgive the killer of your husband, I hope the court does not. My condolences Ms Brignone..

Jeffrey Mallia

Aug 7th 2012, 19:48

I never belived there were Saints amongst us..............

F. Azzopardi

Aug 7th 2012, 19:44

Il bambin jaghti is sabar lilek Sinjura.

B. Storace

Aug 7th 2012, 19:39

This is an example of 'hit-and-run' but at sea.............Ma'am, you're a brave and generous lady and may the good Lord grant you closure. RIP

A Camilleri

Aug 7th 2012, 19:38

Extraordinary woman !!!!!! She humbles us all.

Anthony Scicluna

Aug 7th 2012, 19:35

What a brave woman. Condolences Mrs Brignone