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MASON — Eric Grimm has seen his share of tragedy during his 11 years as a paramedic, but nothing prepared him for the magnitude of the devastation a week ago that left a mother and four children dead.
"There hasn't been a day go by yet that I haven't thought about this," Grimm said after a Thursday night vigil for the Veillette family at St. Susanna Catholic Church. "I met my match that night."
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Grimm was one of more than 1,000 mourners who gathered at the church to pray for everlasting peace for Nadya Ferrari-Veillette and her four children — Marguerite, 8; Vincent, 4; and 2-year-old twins Mia and Jacob.
Ferrari-Veillette's husband, Michel Veillette, is accused of stabbing his wife to death and setting the fire that killed his four children.
"Such a tragedy leaves us wondering what went wrong. How could this happen?" said the Rev. John Tonkin. "Where was God?... Faith doesn't always answer our questions. Sometimes it just gives us the ability to live with our questions."
Mary Pat Austing led mourners in a series of prayers for the friends and family of the Veillettes and for Michel Veillette.
"Oh, God, you alone have power over confusion and chaos," Austing said. "Bring peace to the mind and soul of Michel in these days ahead."
After the service, Mason teachers and neighbors of the family gathered in clusters and, between tears, offered hugs of consolation.
Grimm said the tragedy has brought the emergency responders on the scene that night closer together.
"It's mostly about the images, not being able to get them out of your head," he said. "We're coming together, supporting one another."