Father of 6-year-old New Jersey girl dies from head injury Unforeseen accidents He recalled his daughter’s “bubbly” personality and the afternoon that changed their family forever, after an incident involving a badminton racket on the last day of a family trip.
Jesse Morgan, whose 6-year-old daughter Lucy died suddenly after playing with her siblings, spoke to Fox News Digital about her memories of her daughter.
“She had a very bubbly personality, a little reserved at times,” he said. “Once you got to know her, she was very outspoken and a lot of fun. She was a tough kid and played soccer very hard.”
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Lucy Morgan, 6, on a family vacation in Maine. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Jesse remembered seeing a photo of Lucy, his daughter and his wife, Bethany.
“My wife said she was unforgettable, how beautiful she was, and when you look at the pictures you can see she is absolutely beautiful and her personality is incredible,” he said.
Jessie recalled that Lucy was “the cuddliest child” in their family of six.
“I remember her fixing my bedhead. [hair] And I just want to sit with you for a long time. It’s not that I’m restless, I just want to lie down with you and snuggle.”
Lucy and her three siblings were vacationing in Maine when the accident occurred. Lucy told her parents it had been the best week of her life. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Lucy, her two siblings and father were on holiday in Limerick, Maine when she was taken by medical helicopter to a nearby children’s hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Portland, Maine. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Jesse, a pastor at Green Pond Bible Chapel in Rockaway, New Jersey, told Fox News Digital that the family vacation was part of his own sabbatical.
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“The first week [of sabbatical] “She said it was the best week of her life,” he said. “We did so many fun things.”
Photos shared by the family show Lucy and her three brothers, Silas, Shiloh and Atticus, enjoying fishing and kayaking in Limerick, Maine, before the tragedy struck.
“According to her, it was the best week of her life.”
Lucy with her mother Bethany and sister. Jesse Morgan said he and his wife had been relaxing and reading a book when the badminton accident happened. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
On May 30th, the family’s happy vacation came to an abrupt end after they enjoyed a leisurely lunch.
Jesse said he and his wife were reading and resting in the backyard while their children were playing badminton when his son came in “looking very worried.”
“We went outside and saw what had happened. It was terrifying beyond words to go from being so quiet and calm to an incredibly traumatic experience,” Jesse said.
Four days later, Lucy died from her injuries, her family said. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Lucy suffered an unexpected blow when the shaft of a racket being played by her 10-year-old brother broke off and flew into her skull.
“A freak accident occurred when her racket broke as she was swung downwards, causing sharp shrapnel to penetrate Lucy’s skull as she was sitting on the sideline, causing devastating injuries,” Jessie explained in a series of posts on her blog. New Creation Living“As I held her, Bethany was crying out to God and was still breathing but unresponsive.”
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Lucy was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to the hospital. Portland, Maine.
Lucy had a prayer journal in which she wrote and drew. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Lucy died from her injuries four days after the accident.
“After extensive and further definitive testing, he was pronounced brain dead at 1:32 a.m. on June 5th and his heart stopped at approximately 4 a.m.,” Jesse wrote.
“Lucy was with Jesus.”
Her parents held out hope that Lucy “believed in the death and resurrection of Jesus.”
“Lucy was with Jesus.”
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“Four weeks ago, she asked Bethany how she could be with God and be saved,” Jesse wrote. “Bethany explained it to her and offered to pray with her, but ‘Miss Independent’ wanted to do it herself. She went to her room, prayed to God for forgiveness, and told him that she believed in the death and resurrection of Jesus.”
“What a gift,” he said.
“God loves me,” Lucy Morgan wrote in her prayer journal. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Lucy’s prayer journal also included pictures of her family and the Bible, her father said. (Jesse Morgan, New Creation Living Blog)
Jesse wrote that he and his wife were comforted after finding her prayer journal, saying, “It was like God was writing with me.”
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“I cannot comprehend how a six-year-old could write a diary like this. After that she seemed unable to write and only wrote Bible stories and beautiful pictures of hearts.”
