BREAKING: Alex Pretti’s final nursing student pens a heartbreaking tribute to her murdered mentor, writing that “caring for people was at the core of who he was” and that he believed strongly in our Constitution.
The more we learn about this man, the clearer it becomes that he was a genuine hero…
“I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor,” Jessica Hauser wrote on Facebook. “For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal.”
“Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him,” she continued. “Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera.”
“It does not surprise me that his final words were, ‘Are you okay?’ Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well.”
“Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace wherever he could, not out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together.”
“I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need.”
“Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity.”
“Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal,” she concluded.
America suffered a great loss when this inspiring man was killed by masked federal agents. May his life be a call to all of us to strive to help our fellow men and women. We don’t have to descend into nihilism and hatred. We can heed the better angels of our nature and find a way out of this darkness.
