A co-worker of Alex Pretti posted this on facebook.

[Swede]

This is Jessia Hauser. These are her words about Alex Pretti - the man killed by I.C.E. yesterday..
"I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor. For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal.
Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him. Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera.
It does not surprise me that his final words were, “Are you okay?” Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well.
Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace whenever he could, not only out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together.
I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need.
Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity.
Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal."
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HBtfu5rav/

[biophile]

1. I'm not crying.

Oh yes, yes I am 😢🥺

[Botany]

3. "let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature."

Well crafted and a nice wish. The ICU nurse was murdered by Trump’s goons.

[Swede]

22. Preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would.

[Jarqui]

28. Brought tears to me eyes ... so sad ... such a loss .. ..nt

[chouchou]

38. I'm not either. Just some H2O fell on my face.... Damn...

[Irish_Dem]

2. The MAGAs, GOP, Trump hate this kind of person. They destroy all shining good lights in the world.

[SergeStorms]

24. Being compassionate isn't profitable.

Until the right-wing lunatics in this country figure out a way to make it profitable, they'll exterminate all who practice compassion. Don't try to understand, it's a "christian" thing.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Good people won't join or support the Trump Crime Syndicate.

[SergeStorms]

31. Only.....

the absolute best people do, or so he says.

The absolute best psychopaths, anyway.

[Irish_Dem]

32. A crime syndicate hires only psychopaths.

[calimary]

45. Well, some of us are determined to do it.

Even if it has to be under the radar.

[SergeStorms]

46. But they aren't.

The moment anyone in the Trump administration shows a human emotion - other than anger and hate - I'll probably faint. 😉

[Scott Alan Swaggerty]

50. Ain't that the truth?

[johnnyfins]

27. Their kind have been doing this forever

[Scott Alan Swaggerty]

48. They really do.

[Irish_Dem]

51. They think good people are suckers and losers.

They only respect evil.

[FakeNoose]

4. I've always thought that good nurses are like guardian angels

Unfortunately nurses are also mortal ....

[evolves]

19. As a physician,

I KNOW that this is true. I’ve had the privilege to work with many wonderful nurses. They have enriched me professionally and personally.

[yellow dahlia]

37. You achieve immortality by living a life worth remembering.

It is the paraphrase of a quote attributed to Bruce Lee. I have heard it used by others at commencement addresses and elsewhere.

Alex Pretti's legacy will live on in the stories shared by his friends and co-workers. And lives will be saved because he trained some of those nurses.

[Clouds Passing]

5. Beautiful

[democrank]

6. A meaningful, principled life cut short.

Alex Pretti was so much better than the thugs that killed him.

[MLWR]

23. He was a thousand times better than all of them put together.

[JMCKUSICK]

7. Amen, thank you Swede

[pfitz59]

8. He died attempting to protect a woman being assaulted

by Trump's goons. A hero.

[Kid Berwyn]

9. Those who care know ours is an infinite loss.

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Plus all the lives who Mr. Pretti cannot save, due to the unAmerican actions of trump, noem, bovino and their co-conspirators in treason.

[Biglinda 52]

10. And Jessica....

Carry on his legacy by teaching the nursing students under your care. That's how you'll keep his memory alive!

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. A moving tribute

[tonkatoy8888]

12. Absolutely beautiful

remembrance from his co-worker. Mr. Pretti, from this eulogy and other notes from friends and professional associates I have read, seems to have been a real mensch.

What a horrible loss for his family and friends.

And for all of us. Our communities and our world are better because of people like Mr. Pretti.

It's also a reminder to us all to thank those people in our lives who have this special light. Let them know now how you feel and how much you appreciate them. Before it's too late.

[karin_sj]

13. What a terrible loss

This moving tribute brought tears to my eyes and makes me so angry that we are losing good, decent people to these murderous thugs who are so hateful and are actually looking at this violence as a game. And it makes me so utterly scared and worried for the people who have been snatched from the streets and out of their homes. If they are doing these beatings, attacks, and murders in broad daylight, I shudder to think of what they’re doing behind closed doors in the concentration camps that are popping up everywhere.

[La Coliniere]

14. A man practicing the most noble of professions is

murdered by the most ignoble monsters in the service of their monstrous, degenerate orange cult leader is an American tragedy of epic proportions. This cannot stand.

[orangecrush]

15. K&R

[llmart]

16. Getting choked up once again - and angry and frustrated and more determined than ever.

Alex sounds like he is the kind of person who, if one of these goons were to end up in his ICU, would give them the same compassionate care he gave his other patients.

This is a horrible loss for our country in so many ways.

[Blue_Roses]

17. Beautiful

You can hear what a wonderful person Alex was through her words. He sounds like an amazing mentor and friend.

There are not enough words to say how this tragedy should have never happened. Enough. These thugs need to be held accountable.

RIP Alex. You will NOT be forgotten. 😔
.

[ffr]

18. It's tragic that we're always on the receiving end of violence, having to be the better person and stand up for justice.

Epstein. Epstein. Epstein.

Everyone I talk to is shocked and scared that so many others feel empowered and emboldened by this lawless regime to turn our streets into a war zone. I fear more peaceful American civilians are going to die before this is over. More atrocities, that would get individuals in the military court-martialed, will go unpunished, protected by this tyrannical pedophile protecting government.

America has morphed into 1930s Nazi Germany.

[orleans]

20. that's just beautiful. nt

[somaticexperiencing]

21. you will know who people are by what they do and what they say. and the difference between Alex Pretti and those who

shot him down could never be clearer.

The choice is clear. More's the pity to those who turn a blind eye.

And more the honor to his legacy to those who cherish his memory and carry on the work, decent work, and truly help to heal the troubles of this world.

These are beautiful, cherishing words she speaks and it makes my day better to know these things and to carry on in this light.

[Wild blueberry]

25. Beautiful

Evokes his being and his light. Lovely tribute.
Thank you.

[Tree Lady]

26. The world lost such a wonderful person

You really do risk your life going anywhere near ICE no matter who you are or what you do or don’t do.

[RussBLib]

30. The best of us...

… killed by the worst of us.

[calimary]

41. Well stated.

And well-remembered:

"The best of us...killed by the worst of us."

[Maru Kitteh]

33. As a nurse, this really hits me.

I can’t shake this one off and see it objectively at all. Stunned, blind rage. That’s where I am.

[Cha]

34. 💔💔💔

☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜


Mahalo Swede

[Joinfortmill]

35. Bless his beautiful soul.

[UpInArms]

36. The world became a smaller place

When Alex left

[SunImp]

39. We keep losing good people to these monsters

[sestina]

40. What they did to Alex Pretti

is unforgivable.
The shooting and the lies.
I'm thankful for the statements from this friend and from his parents that tell the world what a caring, peaceful, and beautiful man he was.
My heart hurts for his friends, his family, his coworkers, and the veterans who relied on him for excellent care and comfort.

[Scott Alan Swaggerty]

49. Absolutely. Absolutely unforgivable.

[WestMichRad]

42. May his legacy continue to heal.

[Pinback]

43. Wow - beautiful tribute.

Thanks for posting.

[liberalla]

44. What a beautiful remembrance and tribute to Alex Pretti!

We've lost so much more than just one person or a wonderful ICU nurse.

[Scott Alan Swaggerty]

47. The US lost a great man.

[Klarkashton]

52. A.bunch of low life thugs murdered him and

Now they are under govt protection.

JFC