Obama, al borde las lágrimas por la muerte de un asesor

El presidente de los EEUU, Barack Obama, ha reconocido que la muerte en un accidente de un empleado de la Casa Blanca le ha "roto el corazón", El mandatario se refería al fallecimiento durante una carrera benéfica de motocicletas de Jake Brewer, el principal consejero de la oficina tecnológica. Mientras hablaba, tal y como captaron las cámaras (foto) al presidente se le humedecieron los ojos.

Brewer participaba en la Carrera Para Conquistar el Cáncer, una competición benéfica, cuando perdió el control de la moto y chocó contra un coche. "Jake entregaba su vida a capacitar mejor a la gente y a hacer que el Gobierno trabajara mejor para ellos". "Tenía una mente brillante, un gran corazón y un insaciable deseo de devolver cosas a la sociedad", ha añadido Obama.

"Suelo decir que la actual generación de jóvenes es más inteligente, más decidida y más capaz que cuando yo era joven. Jack era la prueba de eso", ha afirmado visiblemente emocionado.

Su esposa, una periodista, había colgado la noticia de su fallecimiento en su cuenta de Instagram.

We lost our Jake yesterday, and I lost part of my heart and the father of my sweet babies. I don't have to tell most of you how wonderful he was. It was self-evident. His life was his testimony, and it was powerful and tender and fierce, with an ever-present twinkle in the eye. I will miss him forever, even more than I can know right now. No arms can be her father's, but my daughter is surrounded by her very favorite people and all the hugs she could imagine. This will change us, but with prayer and love and the strength that is their companion, we can hope our heartache is not in vain-- that it will change us and the world in beautiful ways, just as he did. If that sounds too optimistic at this time, it's because it is. But there was no thought too optimistic for Jake, so take it and run with it. I will strive and pray not to feel I was cheated of many years with him, but cherish the gift of the years I had. In a life where nothing is guaranteed, Jake made the absolute, ever-lovin' most of his time with all of us. This is a family picture we took a couple weeks ago. It was taken because Jake, as always, was ready with a camera and his immense talent. All four members of our little, growing family are in it. I can never be without him because these babies are half him. They are made of some of the strongest, kindest stuff God had to offer this world. Please pray that he can see us and we'll all make him proud. God, I love him. Psalm 34:18, Philippians 1:3

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20 de Sep de 2015 a la(s) 7:25 PDT