Found out today that a Work colleague 41 yrs old & his Son 14 yrs, were both wiped out in a fatal Motorcycle accident on Friday 20th April 2007. Just imagine the DEVASTATION of that for the nearest & dearest, TWO Generations killed in an instant. As a work colleague/ associate, how would you react & what if anything would you say & do???
2007-04-23 09:26:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I heard about this accident I am from Rotherham where the man and his son were from! I feel so sorry for the family. Organise a collection for the family, they will need all the help they can get, food and bills will still have to be paid. Send a message of condolence from you all.
2007-04-23 10:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by helen b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least send flowers or make a memorial gift to charity yourself. If the co-worker was a close acquaintance, take some food to the wake. His widow will probably be inundated with family and close friends and they need to eat, not cook. Express how you feel and offer support. Be honest and say what you would want someone to say to you in the same situation.
2007-04-23 10:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by Taganan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this case there is nothing you can say, but I agree a collection at work and maybe purchase a tree or the grave yard or crem with a plaque on it a tree is a living thing and will live for ever as a memorial to them both
2007-04-24 09:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by hockey sticks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send a sympathy card, attend the funerals and offer your condolences to the family. Those are much more personal and meaningful than sending flowers that will just die in the first place.
2007-04-23 09:32:07 · answer #4 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arrange a collection for a really nice wreath, also financed by bosses who could place a formal eulogy in the newspaper so the family will have something to remember / hold onto, that states the employee's worth & loss felt by collegues.
2007-04-23 09:46:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definetley send your condolences in person. It's a lot more sincere and meaningful than a card. If you're unable to attend the viewing and/or funeral; flowers and a card would do as well. As far as how to react or say in the workplace; sharing and remembering the good traits of a person are always welcome.
2007-04-23 09:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by deviousone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The above advice is good. One remarked about how flowers "would just die". You could sent a "dish garden". That's what I send to funeral homes. That way a family member can take it home and nurture it.
2007-04-23 09:47:25 · answer #7 · answered by janice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it particularly is amazingly unhappy, that ought to definitely fill my eyes wether i replaced into on the component of my colleague or no longer. no person is conscious what's around the nook. i could deliver condolences to the relatives. no count what u do no longer something will console the grieving relatives. make helpful something that desires dealing with in the place of work on his behalf u attempt to guard it. only be there for the relatives n see in the event that they % any help with the arrangements. how r u feeling after this way of information?
2016-10-03 11:12:06 · answer #8 · answered by lachermeier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you can do is offer sympathy & tell the family to feel free to call on you.
2007-04-23 10:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by ishmilchamah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you send your condolences, and if you were really close, it is alright to go and cry with the family.
2007-04-23 13:42:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋