Alfred -> RE: ALLIED SIDE ZULUHOUR(A) FCHARTON (J) NO FCHARTON (7/13/2018 6:08:30 PM)
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ORIGINAL: zuluhour A very tough weekend. Tonight was supposed to be a small soiree for Rob and Maria to celebrate a long and successful marriage and Marias birthday. It was to be an intimate affair, three couples whose children saw elementary school and college together in various combinations. A chance to talk about our kids, our lives, and what the hell is going on in this country. Another asshole with a gun took Rob from us while he was working in his newsroom. This has effected me deeply. Our children are in shock and the wives are scared sh-tless. Helpless. I only post this here to let everyone take a second for Rob. He was a people guy. His interest was always the people over the event. He tirelessly sought the human element in every story. He would have loved to talk to each and every one of you. You would have remembered him fondly for his true interest in you. Peace. zuluhour, I hadn't dropped into your AAR in aeons consequently I've only just seen this post. Often condolences can appear as merely a formulaic statement, bereft of any real empathy. So I won't risk that possibility. Instead I will just convey the information that here in Sydney (Australia) your Mayor was interviewed after the incident. The Mayor (Australian born but lived in the USA for 20+ years) spoke in glowing terms both of the victims and the efforts of the responders. Not a condolence but a tribute which although given after death, blurred the timeline to the point of it being a tribute to the living. A good way to remember the victims. Alfred
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