His wife was dying, his federal job crumbling. It tested his faith -- in God and Trump.

[Zorro]

One federal worker was rejected three times from the administration’s early resignation offer. Would he blame the president he voted for?

PAHRUMP, Nev. — When the government’s resignation offer arrived, Edward Brandon Beckham had no way of knowing.

He was on leave caring for Mikel, his wife of 21 years, who was dying of colon cancer. Under the terms of Brandon’s absence from the federal Bureau of Land Management, he wasn’t expected to check his work email.

So Brandon, who goes by his middle name, had to learn from the news that the Trump administration was offering to let federal workers like him resign and get paid through September. In mid-April, he decided to accept.

Now, staring at his computer, Brandon, 45, read that he was too late. The offer had closed three days before.

Brandon looked at Mikel, across the living room in her hospital bed. She was asleep. Surely, he told himself, the new government run by President Donald Trump — the man Brandon voted for — wouldn’t penalize him for missing a message. He composed an email to his bosses just after 5 p.m.

https://wapo.st/3Vo59En

Long article but worthwhile to read to the end.