*my heart goes out to all of you who lost a loved one. *

I find myself glued to the screen, listening and reading repeatedly the sad stories of the tragic train accident of Friday. My eyes well up with tears, my heart aches, and although I cannot personally relate to their families' pain, I feel a connection with all of them. You see, I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, just like many of the innocent souls that were lost that day. Unlike them however, I have another day on earth. Another breath to take. Another song to sing. Another person to hug. Another person to love. I have another day to live. and I realize how truly blessed I am. This has truly opened my eyes.

I have decided to take advantage of each moment I have from this day forward. I will not waste another day. I know many people including myself, always repeat this quote over and over: "Live life to the fullest, life is too short" but how many of us actually practice that? How many moments of our precious lives to we spend on being negative to others, and to ourselves? How many opportunities do we let pass us by because "there's always tomorrow"? How many times to you make the effort to put a smile on someone's face? how many times do we stop and smell the roses? I am negligent in all of the above.

The tragic accident has been a blessing in disguise for me. I am fully committed to being a better person in all aspects of my life. The one and only thing that is guaranteed to us is Death. Because I understand this, I will make sure that when its my time to go I am the person God intended me to be. and in the process, I hope my dreams are fulfilled and I hope to leave a mark in everyone's heart. I refuse to surrender any second of my life to negativity. I will count my blessings every chance I get. So to all those beautiful souls that are now watching us from Heaven, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart. You did not leave in vain.

I did not know Aida but I know Juan her brother because we use to teach in the same school district some years ago.
Juan I know how close you all were as a family. I am soo very sorry for your family's loss. Your sister was such a young person and so full of live and doing something so valuable for her life and for the benefit of the community.
Am truly sorry. My prayers are with your family.
God bless you all and may he help you in this time of sorrow.
Martha Sheppard

my heart goes out to all of you who lost your loved one.

I find myself glued to the screen, listening and reading repeatedly the sad stories of the tragic train accident of Friday. My eyes well up with tears, my heart aches, and although I cannot personally relate to their families' pain, I feel a connection with all of them. You see, I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, just like many of the innocent souls that were lost that day. Unlike them however, I have another day on earth. Another breath to take. Another song to sing. Another person to hug. Another person to love. I have another day to live. and I realize how truly blessed I am. This has truly opened my eyes.

I have decided to take advantage of each moment I have from this day forward. I will not waste another day. I know many people including myself, always repeat this quote over and over: "Live life to the fullest, life is too short" but how many of us actually practice that? How many moments of our precious lives to we spend on being negative to others, and to ourselves? How many opportunities do we let pass us by because "there's always tomorrow"? How many times to you make the effort to put a smile on someone's face? how many times do we stop and smell the roses? I am negligent in all of the above.

The tragic accident has been a blessing in disguise for me. I am fully committed to being a better person in all aspects of my life. The one and only thing that is guaranteed to us is Death. Because I understand this, I will make sure that when its my time to go I am the person God intended me to be. and in the process, I hope my dreams are fulfilled and I hope to leave a mark in everyone's heart. I refuse to surrender any second of my life to negativity. I will count my blessings every chance I get. So to all those beautiful souls that are now watching us from Heaven, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart. You did not leave in vain.

We were both so very sad and shocked to hear about Ron. We all went to high school together and remember him as a great guy..R.I.P Ron and God Bless his family.

Mr. Sanchez is only human and we all make mistakes. Please do not judge a man who devoted his life to do what he loved to do.

my heart goes out to all of you who have lost someone.

I find myself glued to the screen, listening and reading repeatedly the sad stories of the tragic train accident of Friday. My eyes well up with tears, my heart aches, and although I cannot personally relate to their families' pain, I feel a connection with all of them. You see, I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, just like many of the innocent souls that were lost that day. Unlike them however, I have another day on earth. Another breath to take. Another song to sing. Another person to hug. Another person to love. I have another day to live. and I realize how truly blessed I am. This has truly opened my eyes.

I have decided to take advantage of each moment I have from this day forward. I will not waste another day. I know many people including myself, always repeat this quote over and over: "Live life to the fullest, life is too short" but how many of us actually practice that? How many moments of our precious lives to we spend on being negative to others, and to ourselves? How many opportunities do we let pass us by because "there's always tomorrow"? How many times to you make the effort to put a smile on someone's face? how many times do we stop and smell the roses? I am negligent in all of the above.

The tragic accident has been a blessing in disguise for me. I am fully committed to being a better person in all aspects of my life. The one and only thing that is guaranteed to us is Death. Because I understand this, I will make sure that when its my time to go I am the person God intended me to be. and in the process, I hope my dreams are fulfilled and I hope to leave a mark in everyone's heart. I refuse to surrender any second of my life to negativity. I will count my blessings every chance I get. So to all those beautiful souls that are now watching us from Heaven, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart. You did not leave in vain.

my heart felt Condolences too all that have suffered from this terrible thing that has happened.

I agree with the first comment. My thoughts and prayers to the Sanchez family. My heart goes out to you during these difficult times. I did not know Robert, but from the picture, he seemed like a very nice man. My deepest condolence to the Sanchez family and all the families who lost their loved ones in this tragic accident.

Wow! I cannot believe that Mr. Grace died... I couldn't believe it when my brother called me today and told me. But now that I checked, he was there (I was hoping that it was the wrong person, but it was true). I had Mr. Grace as a counselor in Roosevelt Middle School, many years ago. I occasionally visited him, last time I saw him I was told him that I was going to school to be a teacher, but now that I'm done, I will not have the chance to tell him :( My thoughts go out to his family. I will never forget him, his smile, his help and his simple hello's that made me feel welcomed. Like many have said above, he was a great man and will be he will truly missed. My prayers go out to Mr. Grace's family. God Bless

Mr. Grace was not only a counselor but a good friend and mentor. He helped many students including myself and many of my family members with any problem. I can only offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace.