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January 7, 2009

Travolta Memorial Planned

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A private memorial service for Jett Travolta's has been planned for Thursday at 4:00 PM at Jumbolair Aviation Estates in Ocala, Florida, where the Travoltas live.

As John and Kelly prepare for the funeral of their son, fans are leaving flowers and condolence messages outside of the family's gated community.

Friends from Hollywood expressed their sympathies to the Travoltas via "Extra" from the Palm Springs Film Festival, where Actor Dustin Hoffman said, "God bless him at this time, and his family."

Kathy Bates said, "I want to send him a big hug," and actor James Cromwell said, "I love you John and you're in my prayers."

A biography of John and Kelly's Hollywood love story, including Travolta's surprise proposal to Preston, airs Sunday, January 11 at 3 PM on Bio.

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John, Kelly, Ella, Our prayers are with
you. My husband is a scientologist and I practice the catholic religion. No difference when you loose a loved one. Our hearts are with you and please just remember all the wonderful times you had with your son and brother. Other people may say hurtful things but you all know the truth of your love for JETT
Love and Blessings Laura and Mike


- l&m hartges
Posted 01/07/09 06:36 PM
 

With deepest sympathy to the Travola Family. I can’t find the words to express my sympathy as I know nothing can really give you sympathy. I will, however, pray for you and your family to have strength and courage to endure this loss.


- Elizabeth
Posted 01/07/09 06:28 PM
 

To John, Kelly & Ella, No words can express our heartfelt sorrow for your loss. Please know that the world’s hearts and prayers go out to you in this very sad time. God bless you all.


- Jean C.
Posted 01/07/09 06:14 PM
 

This is such a void for a young family to experience. It doesn’t matter what Jett had or didn’t have. He was a 16 year old boy who has left too early for his family here on earth but I guess there’s a bigger plan. I know it’s hard for the fans to not be so curious and I guess nosey because John Travolta is loved by so many including me and his wife Kelly Preston is so great too. I’m a big fan of hers to. It’s really important at this time as fans , and I guess family, friends and just the concerned public to back off and be patient to whatever comes out that is offered to us as viewers, from our local or world wide news. I confess I was on the internet trying to find info as well but then it dawned on me I’m a protective parent too and how much would I share especially when Jett has a sister who must be experiencing something awful right now and needs her parents to focus on her not the public audience. I will keep your entire family in my prayers including Jett that he may be in a wonderful place offering all of you strength. One note I found it interesting that I share a Birthday with Jett and that my favorite number is 22 and I’m 22 years older than him. There are no words that will bring peace to your hearts.

A loving Fan Ornella~


- Ornella
Posted 01/07/09 05:59 PM
 

Sometimes we just have to take a breath, sometimes it is just a breath at a time, not a day at a time.

Life isn’t fair….

I am sorry for there loss, but what a life I am sure he had…


- rebecca aldrich
Posted 01/07/09 05:58 PM
 

John, Kelly, and Ella,

Our heartfelt sympathy for the loss of your beloved Jett.
Joseph and Meredith


- Joseph(palumbo)Prisco
Posted 01/07/09 05:53 PM
 

Our Hearts go out to JOHN, KELLY, AND ELLA in this sad time of ur lives…My {Debi}Sister {Amy} had lost her child {JOSHUA RYAN}in 1995 to cancer at the tender age of 5 and, it was and still has been a huge loss and we miss our {joshman}everyday.Losing someone you loved so much is very hard, however, nothing can be more harder then losing ur own child..we will pray for ur family and may god bless you all, and help guide your family through this sad and hard time in your lives.take care of eachother and god bless your family, love The Sabado family & The Braski Families..AMY, MICHAEL,SAMANTHA, JASON,BELLA ,DEBI,TONY,TONY JR.{TJ}& KRISTINA HARLEY.ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND LEVITTOWN, PA…




- TONY & DEBI SABADO
Posted 01/07/09 05:40 PM
 

Bless you, your wife and your daughter. Many prayers are with you as we mourn the loss of your son Jett. As you always said he was so very special I am sure God has a special plan for him and that is why he took him at a young age.
Death is very hard for those left behind but we will see them again and that is what makes us strong so we can get thur this tragedy. God bless you.


- Nancy
Posted 01/07/09 05:29 PM
 

John, Kelly & Ella,
My most sincere condolances to you and your. There is nothing worse than losing a child. I also lost my son 3 years ago and I know all to well what you are going through. Not a day will go by that you don’t think of him. The Compassionate Friends Group was very helpful. You are in my prayers. May God bless you and your family


- Hilda
Posted 01/07/09 05:23 PM
 

To John, Kelly, and Ella:
As a parent who has not lost a child, I can’t begin to assume I know the pain and suffering you are now feeling. May your faith guide you through this time and may the grace of our Lord give you the strength to remember the good times and to know that one day you will all be together again. My never ending prayers will be with your family.

A faithful fan and parent.



- Adel
Posted 01/07/09 05:22 PM
 

As you head into the next few days reach out to the Lord and at that moment listen to his loving reassurance. He too lost his beloved at one time and knows how your heart is hurting. He can and will support you as well as our prayers and well wishes for your future in this life.
Never loose sight of Jett in the sky line.


- Barbara
Posted 01/07/09 05:15 PM
 

John, Kelly and Ella,

I hereby express condolatory to all of you. I will not tell you that God need another angel in heaven or that the Lord gives it and the Lord take it. When we lost love ones in death the bible give us a hope. What is this hope? This hope is discuss in the words written below from the Watchtower Bible Tract Society. I hope you find comfort, hope and peace.

What Hope for Dead Loved Ones?
“If a man die, shall he live again?” asked the man Job long ago. (Job 14:14, King James Version) Perhaps you, too, have wondered about this. How would you feel if you knew that a reunion with your loved ones was possible right here on earth under the best of conditions?
Well, the Bible makes the promise: “Your dead ones will live… . They will rise up.” And the Bible also says: “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”—Isaiah 26:19; Psalm 37:29.
To have real confidence in such promises, we need to answer some basic questions: Why do people die? Where are the dead? And how can we be sure they can live again?
Death, and What Happens When We Die
The Bible makes it clear that God did not originally intend for humans to die. He created the first human pair Adam and Eve, placed them in an earthly paradise called Eden, and instructed them to have children and extend their Paradise home earth wide. They would die only if they disobeyed his instructions.—Genesis 1:28; 2:15-17.
Lacking appreciation for God’s kindness, Adam and Eve did disobey and were made to pay the prescribed penalty. “You [will] return to the ground,” God told Adam, “for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19) Before his creation Adam did not exist; he was dust. And for his disobedience, or sin, Adam was sentenced to return to dust, to a state of nonexistence.
Death is thus an absence of life. The Bible draws the contrast: “The wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life.” (Romans 6:23) Showing that death is a state of total unconsciousness, the Bible says: “For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) When a person dies, the Bible explains: “His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.”—Psalm 146:3, 4.
However, since only Adam and Eve disobeyed that command in Eden, why do we all die? It is because all of us were born after Adam’s disobedience, and so we all inherited sin and death from him. As the Bible explains: “Through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men.”—Romans 5:12; Job 14:4.
Yet someone may ask: ‘Don’t humans have an immortal soul that survives death?’ Many have taught this, even saying that death is a doorway to another life. But that idea does not come from the Bible. Rather, God’s Word teaches that you are a soul, that your soul is really you, with all your physical and mental qualities. (Genesis 2:7; Jeremiah 2:34; Proverbs 2:10) Also, the Bible says: “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” (Ezekiel 18:4) Nowhere does the Bible teach that man has an immortal soul that survives the death of the body.
How Humans Can Live Again
After sin and death entered the world, God revealed that it was his purpose that the dead be restored to life by means of a resurrection. Thus the Bible explains: “Abraham … reckoned that God was able to raise [his son Isaac] up even from the dead.” (Hebrews 11:17-19) Abraham’s confidence was not misplaced, for the Bible says of the Almighty: “He is a God, not of the dead, but of the living, for they are all living to him.”—Luke 20:37, 38.
Yes, Almighty God has not only the power but also the desire to resurrect persons whom he chooses. Jesus Christ himself said: “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.”—John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15.
Not long after saying this, Jesus met a funeral procession coming out of the Israelite city of Nain. The dead young man was the only child of a widow. On seeing her extreme grief, Jesus was moved with pity. So, addressing the corpse, he commanded: “Young man, I say to you, Get up!” And the man sat up, and Jesus gave him to his mother.—Luke 7:11-17.
As in the case of that widow, there was also great ecstasy when Jesus visited the home of Jairus, a presiding officer of the Jewish synagogue. His 12-year-old daughter had died. But when Jesus arrived at Jairus’ home, he went over to the dead child and said: “Girl, get up!” And she did!—Luke 8:40-56.
Later, Jesus’ friend Lazarus died. When Jesus arrived at his home, Lazarus had been dead for four days. Although deeply grieved, his sister Martha expressed hope, saying: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” But Jesus went to the tomb, ordered the stone to be removed, and called: “Lazarus, come on out!” And he did!—John 11:11-44.
Now think about this: What was Lazarus’ condition during those four days he was dead? Lazarus did not say anything about being in a heaven of bliss or a hell of torment, which surely he would have done if he had been there. No, Lazarus was completely unconscious in death and would have remained so until “the resurrection on the last day” if Jesus had not then restored him to life.
It is true that these miracles of Jesus were of only temporary benefit, since those that he resurrected died again. However, he gave proof 1,900 years ago that, with God’s power, the dead really can live again! So by his miracles Jesus showed on a small scale what will take place on earth under the Kingdom of God.
When a Loved One Dies
When the enemy death strikes, your grief can be great, even though you may hope in the resurrection. Abraham had faith his wife would live again, yet we read that “Abraham came in to bewail Sarah and to weep over her.” (Genesis 23:2) And what about Jesus? When Lazarus died, he “groaned in the spirit and became troubled,” and shortly afterward he “gave way to tears.” (John 11:33, 35) So, when someone you love dies, it does not show weakness to cry.
When a child dies, it is particularly hard for the mother. Thus the Bible acknowledges the bitter grief that a mother can feel. (2 Kings 4:27) Of course, it is difficult for the bereaved father as well. “O that I might have died, I myself, instead of you,” lamented King David when his son Absalom died.—2 Samuel 18:33.
Yet, because you have confidence in the resurrection, your sorrow will not be unrelenting. As the Bible says, you will “not sorrow just as the rest also do who have no hope.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13) Rather, you will draw close to God in prayer, and the Bible promises that “he himself will sustain you.”—Psalm 55:22.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Bible quotations are from the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.

Pauline
Bahamas


- Pauline
Posted 01/07/09 05:12 PM
 

There is nothing more sad then the lost of a child. My all your loving memoriies of Jett bring you comfort. My heart and prayers go out to you. I found The Compassionate Friends group such a great help to me when I went through the grief of losing my son…and then when I lost my daughter in a still birth. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.


- Regina Wood
Posted 01/07/09 05:09 PM
 

I would like to send my sincerest prayers and heartfelt love to the Travolta family. I have been a fan of John since I was 6 years old, and to hear this tragedy crushed my heart, GOD will take care of Jett and guide him, may GOD bless you and be with each step you take the rest of your lives. Your family is trully loved and blessed!


- DeeDee
Posted 01/07/09 04:56 PM
 

How did the scientology work out for them?


- derek
Posted 01/07/09 03:03 PM
 

My Sincere Condolences go out to the Travolta Family for the loss of their loving son Jett. My God Bless your family now and make you see that he is looking over you in your time of grief. I know that the family shares the religion of Scientology but God is calling out to this family in a way that I’ve never seen before. During a dream I recieved a message from my heavenly father that told me to remind John Travolta of his dear Grand Parents that gave to him messages from God above. They shared stories and lessons of God with him that will always be deep with in his soul. Please listen as he wants so badly to speak to you through your heart during your time of grief. God gives people here on earth the brains, knowledge and the gifts of healing and calls them doctors that have found ways to create medicine that is on this earth put here by our creator to help us and heal us. Yes, the God above is real and wants to live in John’s heart again. Please listen as he calls out to you in your time of grief. We love you and every movie that your wife and you have ever been in has touched our family !!! We are truly sorry for you loss and wish your family all or love and support. GOD BLESS YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


- KELLIE MALIK
Posted 01/07/09 02:57 PM
 

You guys are all like grave diggers. I watch the news on NBC. Your show appears between evening broadcasts.

I am horrified that you show pictures and dig up scraps about the Travolta family. Don’t you people know about compassion and moral principles? Is it more about making a buck and pandering to tabloid vultures than allowing a family to grieve with dignity? What is wrong with this picture?


- scooter
Posted 01/07/09 02:54 PM
 

My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to
John, Kelly & Ella. I know how much it hurts and how much you are grieving right now but, I assure you it does get better with time. You might not think that right now but, it does, it did for me. I have lost many family members and some dear friends so, I know some what of what you are going through. May the lord keep watch over all of you and keep you in the palm of his hand and get you through this. All of your fans love you John & Kelly and our hearts are breaking for you. Know that many people/fans are sending much love your way. Keep the faith and keep the memories of Jett in your heart where he will always be.


- Lisa Carlile
Posted 01/07/09 02:35 PM

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