Post by Logan on May 10, 2016 4:40:53 GMT -6
WASHINGTON -- S.C. state Sen. Clementa Pinckney should have graduated with his classmates on Monday. The lawmaker-pastor should have walked down the aisle of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to receive his doctorate from Wesley Theological Seminary, waving to family members and taking photos.
Instead, his widow and two young daughters stood at the altar on a rainy afternoon to accept the posthumous degree on his behalf.
“Clementa, you did it,” said Jennifer Pinckney, the late pastor’s wife.
Her daughters, Eliana and Malana, stood by her side, clutching their father’s diploma and the hood that symbolized his academic achievement.
“This is a bittersweet moment for my family and me. A few years ago, I remember Clementa telling us about this day – the day he would graduate – and that the whole family would be here,” she said. “Boy, how life can change in an instant.”
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Instead, his widow and two young daughters stood at the altar on a rainy afternoon to accept the posthumous degree on his behalf.
“Clementa, you did it,” said Jennifer Pinckney, the late pastor’s wife.
Her daughters, Eliana and Malana, stood by her side, clutching their father’s diploma and the hood that symbolized his academic achievement.
“This is a bittersweet moment for my family and me. A few years ago, I remember Clementa telling us about this day – the day he would graduate – and that the whole family would be here,” she said. “Boy, how life can change in an instant.”
Read more here: www.heraldonline.com/latest-news/article76625622.html