Nathan Trapuzzano’s widow: “He said, ‘I want us both to be saints…'”

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I don’t think you’ll read anything more heart-rending this week than this: an exclusive interview with Jennifer Trapuzzano, the pregnant widow of Nathan Trapuzzano, the 24-year-old young man killed while taking his morning walk last week. She describes her last hours with her husband—and a marriage that was beautifully full of grace and hope.

From The Daily Mail: 

The Pennsylvania native was adored by his friends and family – particularly his two brothers – and he dedicated his life to them and the church, which Jennifer says was the first love of his life.

She explained: ‘The church was the most important thing in his life. I was his wife and he loved me so much, but his faith came first.

‘When he asked me to marry him he said, “I want us both to be saints and for us to go to heaven together, side by side”. In his mind our marriage had three people, him, me and God.

‘Nathan actually said I was a better Christian than he could ever be, he said I had a child-like faith, I’m not sure if that’s true, but I never doubted God and this hasn’t changed that. Now I just want to become closer to him so I can see Nate again.’

Although he has been described as incredibly humble and gracious, Jennifer says Nathan always believed he was destined for something special and was determined to leave his mark on life. 

‘He had told me he thought he was made for great things, not in an arrogant or presumptuous way’, Jennifer explained.

‘I’m not sure he really knew what, but he just felt something. He wanted to be a teacher, so he could have an impact on people. 

‘In the last few days people have told me they are going back to church because of Nate’s story. He never dreamed that this is how it would end, but knowing people are going back to church and that they have been touched by his story means a lot to me and would mean so much to him.

‘He used to invite so many of my friends to come to Latin mass and when I saw pictures of how full the church was for his funeral on Saturday, I thought, he finally did it, he finally got them there.’

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