A sad day around here

Jim's high school football coach was shot and killed this morning while supervising students in the high school weightroom. Coach Thomas was a very respected member of the Parkersburg community, coming to the aid of many shortly after the tornado, the same one in which he also lost his own home. From what Jim has said, he was a humble man, strong faith in God, strong desire to help young people become strong, upstanding individuals. It's a shock to everyone in this area, including me, and I've never even met the man! Hard to understand what drove the suspect to do such an act, and perhaps we'll never really know. I guess the one silver lining in this whole thing is that we'll get to see the strength and resolve of Parkersburg once again....although I joke about how I could never live in such a small town, it's a small town that I admire greatly.