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Swede

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Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:33 AM Monday

A co-worker of Alex Pretti posted this on facebook. [View all]

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/

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I'm not crying. biophile Monday #1
"let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature." Botany Monday #3
Preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. Swede Monday #22
Brought tears to me eyes ... so sad ... such a loss .. ..nt Jarqui Monday #28
I'm not either. Just some H2O fell on my face.... Damn... chouchou Monday #38
The MAGAs, GOP, Trump hate this kind of person. They destroy all shining good lights in the world. Irish_Dem Monday #2
Being compassionate isn't profitable. SergeStorms Monday #24
Good people won't join or support the Trump Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Monday #29
Only..... SergeStorms Monday #31
A crime syndicate hires only psychopaths. Irish_Dem Monday #32
Well, some of us are determined to do it. calimary Tuesday #45
But they aren't. SergeStorms Yesterday #46
Ain't that the truth? Scott Alan Swaggerty Yesterday #50
Their kind have been doing this forever johnnyfins Monday #27
They really do. Scott Alan Swaggerty Yesterday #48
They think good people are suckers and losers. Irish_Dem Yesterday #51
I've always thought that good nurses are like guardian angels FakeNoose Monday #4
As a physician, evolves Monday #19
You achieve immortality by living a life worth remembering. yellow dahlia Monday #37
Beautiful Clouds Passing Monday #5
A meaningful, principled life cut short. democrank Monday #6
He was a thousand times better than all of them put together. MLWR Monday #23
Amen, thank you Swede JMCKUSICK Monday #7
He died attempting to protect a woman being assaulted pfitz59 Monday #8
Those who care know ours is an infinite loss. Kid Berwyn Monday #9
And Jessica.... Biglinda 52 Monday #10
A moving tribute MustLoveBeagles Monday #11
Absolutely beautiful tonkatoy8888 Monday #12
What a terrible loss karin_sj Monday #13
A man practicing the most noble of professions is La Coliniere Monday #14
K&R orangecrush Monday #15
Getting choked up once again - and angry and frustrated and more determined than ever. llmart Monday #16
Beautiful Blue_Roses Monday #17
It's tragic that we're always on the receiving end of violence, having to be the better person and stand up for justice. ffr Monday #18
that's just beautiful. nt orleans Monday #20
you will know who people are by what they do and what they say. and the difference between Alex Pretti and those who somaticexperiencing Monday #21
Beautiful Wild blueberry Monday #25
The world lost such a wonderful person Tree Lady Monday #26
The best of us... RussBLib Monday #30
Well stated. calimary Monday #41
As a nurse, this really hits me. Maru Kitteh Monday #33
💔💔💔 Cha Monday #34
Bless his beautiful soul. Joinfortmill Monday #35
The world became a smaller place UpInArms Monday #36
We keep losing good people to these monsters SunImp Monday #39
What they did to Alex Pretti sestina Monday #40
Absolutely. Absolutely unforgivable. Scott Alan Swaggerty Yesterday #49
May his legacy continue to heal. WestMichRad Monday #42
Wow - beautiful tribute. Pinback Monday #43
What a beautiful remembrance and tribute to Alex Pretti! liberalla Tuesday #44
The US lost a great man. Scott Alan Swaggerty Yesterday #47
A.bunch of low life thugs murdered him and Klarkashton Yesterday #52
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