Kenny Chesney Shares Touching Connection to the Household of a Sandy Hook Sufferer

There is a robust bond between Kenny Chesney and the mother and father of Grace McDonnell, a sufferer of the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty taking pictures in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012.

In a brand new interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN’s All There Is podcast, Chesney recalled studying Grace was a fan of his music and forming an enduring connection along with her mother Lynn and pa Chris.

Cooper, 58, recalled studying concerning the household’s love for Chesney’s work throughout an interview at their dwelling.

“There was a photograph of you on the fridge. And I stated to Lynn, ‘Oh, do you want Kenny Chesney?’ And her eyes lit up and she or he was like, ‘Oh, you realize, Grace cherished Kenny Chesney. And in reality, the morning she was killed, we had been standing on the college bus, ready for the bus and we had been singing Kenny Chesney’s music,'” he stated.

The published journalist rapidly texted Chesney to let the nation star know he “actually touched this household’s life” as Grace “actually cherished” his music.

“You texted me proper again and also you stated you needed to succeed in out to Lynn. And I acquired in contact with Lynn, made certain it was okay. You referred to as Lynn and also you spoke for a very long time,” defined Cooper.

Chesney stated they’ve “turn out to be actually good pals” since then. “I am unable to let you know what number of exhibits [she] and Chris have come to over time,” he informed Cooper. “They usually really introduced me a chunk of artwork that Grace painted and gave it to me. And I had it framed and it was in my bus for years.”

The “Do not Blink” artist is at present selling his new guide, Coronary heart Life Music, which occurred to come back out on Nov. 4, the late Grace’s birthday. “I used to be going forwards and backwards with Lynn on e-mail only a couple weeks in the past,” stated Chesney.

He continued, “And she or he goes, ‘I am actually excited to see that your guide’s out, that it is popping out.’ And I stated, ‘Nicely, thanks.’ And she or he goes, ‘I feel that you must know November 4th is Grace’s birthday.’ She would have been 20 years outdated immediately. And right here we’re speaking. You are the one which linked me with that household.”

“I get chills fascinated with it,” added Chesney, noting that Grace would’ve turned 20 years outdated.

Through the years for the reason that Sandy Hook taking pictures, the place 20 first graders and 6 adults had been killed, Chesney has seemed to “be there” for Grace’s household. “There’s not lots to say. I am unable to think about being a father or mother and that occuring,” he stated.

“She informed me all this stuff about Grace that made me really feel simply unimaginable. I imply, how a lot she cherished the music and the way a lot their household, you realize, went to the seaside and listened to it,” defined Chesney. “I used to be part of their family.”