Your Day Was Better Than Doug Flutie's Day
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:59 pm
BOSTON —Boston College legend and former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie lost both of his parents on Wednesday.
Flutie's father, Richard, and his mother, Joan, died Wednesday morning. They had been married for 56 years.
"My Dad had been ill and died of a heart attack in the hospital and my Mom, less than an hour later had a sudden heart attack and passed away," Flutie wrote on his Facebook page. "They say you can die of a broken heart and I believe it."
I'd extend condolences but I don't even know what to say to someone who lost both parent the same day. Somehow, "I'm sorry for your loss." sounds empty and hollow.