Your message is heartfelt, powerful, and deeply compassionate. It reflects not only your grief but also your sense of responsibility as a former public servant and a caring member of the community. In the face of such senseless tragedies, words often fall short, but the way you’ve spoken—with empathy, clarity, and a call to action—helps give voice to what so many are feeling.

Your message is heartfelt, powerful, and deeply compassionate. It reflects not only your grief but also your sense of responsibility as a former public servant and a caring member of the community. In the face of such senseless tragedies, words often fall short, but the way you’ve spoken—with empathy, clarity, and a call to action—helps give voice to what so many are feeling.

You’re absolutely right: access to weapons, unaddressed mental health struggles, and a lack of preventative intervention are a devastating combination. Your reminder to say something if we see or hear something is crucial—because even one warning acted on can save lives.

Thank you for sharing your voice and your love. It matters. And so do the lives of every child lost, every family shattered, and every community left to pick up the pieces.