The Travolta Family Thanks Friends and Neighbors
The Travolta Family Thanks Friends and Neighbors in a letter thanking his Ocala, Florida, neighbors for sympathy shown in the wake of his teenage son’s death, asked them to love their friends and family “like there was no tomorrow.”
The letter, addressed “To The People of Ocala,” said their “comforting words, thoughts and prayers” made an “impossibly painful situation, a little less painful.”
The Thank You Letter was signed by John Travolta, his wife, Kelly Preston, and their daughter, Ella. It was released by Travolta’s lawyer January 12, 2009, Monday.
The letter is in refference to Jett Travolta, 16, who was found unconscious on January 2, 2009, while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas’ West End. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Though autopsy results have not been made public, employees of the funeral home that handled the remains said the cause of death on the death certificate was “seizure.”
Since returning from the Bahamas, the family has remained inside the gated Jumbolair Aviation Estates. Their home on the outskirts of Ocala, Florida.
“The enormous amount of love, support and condolence we have received from this community has been most humbling,” Travolta’s letter said. “Comforting words, thoughts and prayers of Ocala’s citizens have made an impossibly painful situation, a little less painful.”
Many guests for Jett Travolta’s Memorial Service on Thursday arrived in planes that landed on the Jumbolair runway, which is big enough for Boeing 747s.
“The actions of Ocala’s community leaders, its law enforcement professionals, our neighbors at Jumbolair and its surrounding communities have offered us the dignity to grieve the loss of our son and Ella’s brother in peace,” the letter said. “For this we will always be grateful.”
The most visible show of sympathy was centered at the main gate, where the people left their personal memorials to Jett Travolta and his family.
“From the people who drove hours to drop off cards and flowers at our doorstep, to the service providers who made Jett’s ceremony so beautiful, thank you,” The Travolta’s wrote. “Every person who we have encountered has offered to do anything in their power to help us, but add that they feel powerless to do so.”
“We want all of you to know that you have already helped us. By sharing our grief, you lessen our burden. For all of the people who have kept Jett in their prayers, know that those prayers have given us inspiration and strength.”
The letter from The Travolta Family closed with heart felt advice to their neighbors
“In parting, we want all of you to cherish your loved ones and your friends like there was no tomorrow, to live your lives to the fullest by continuing to help one another, and to be true to yourselves.”
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Now the healing begins it may be a long road but it will happen.
It helps only to remember the good times in that way you will see and hear his laughter and that is the way you can go through life without the saddness as much as possible.
It helped me to think that he is on “The other side of curtain” that way they can lift the curtain and see him at any time and speak to him as well.
MAY GOD BE WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY NOW AND FOR ALL TIMES AS I AM SURE HE WILL BE!!!