Dealing with objection, question of why did God make/let my unsaved loved one die?

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Wisdom 2,
23 When God created us, he did not intend for us to die; he made us like himself. 24 It was the Devil’s jealousy that brought death into the world, and those who belong to the Devil are the ones who will die. 3 But righteous people are protected by God and will never suffer torment. 2 It is a foolish mistake to think that righteous people die and that their death is a terrible evil. 3 They leave us, but it is not a disaster. In fact, the righteous are at peace. 4 It might appear that they have suffered punishment, but they have the confident hope of immortality. 5-6 Their sufferings were minor compared with the blessings they will receive. God has tested them, like gold in a furnace, and found them worthy to be with him. He has accepted them, just as he accepts the sacrifices which his worshipers burn on the altar.

7 When God comes to reward the righteous, they will blaze out against the wicked like fire in dry straw. 8 They will rule over nations and peoples, and the Lord will be their king forever. 9 Those who have put their trust in God will come to understand the truth of his ways. Those who have been faithful will live with him in his love, for he is kind and merciful to the ones whom he has chosen.

What other texts in scripture or fathers or elsewhere you can think of that shows that Death was the Devils’ doing? Not Gods.
 
John 10:10

“A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it to the full”

(of course, the thief is satan.)
 
John 8:44

"The father you spring from is the devil, and willingly you carry out his wishes. He brought death to man from the beginning, and has never based himself on truth; the truth is not in him.

Lying speech is his native tongue; he is a liar and the father of lies…"

Also Wisdom 1:13,14

“God did not make death, nor does He rejoice in the destruction of the living, for He fashioned all things that they might have being.”

We do have death because of disobedience and the loss of sanctifying grace through our first parents.

And so our merciful Lord sent us a Redeemer who conquered death. If we pick up our cross and follow Him, we will rise on the last day. Alleluia!
 
that last text reminds me of

Ezekiel 18:32Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of any one, says the Lord God; so turn, and live.”
 
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