Senseless violence takes best friend's life
Dear staff and students: Randy Turner died on Friday morning at 1 a.m.
So? Who is he? He's my best friend. You may have heard a blurb on the news or read a snippet in the newspaper about him. "Tucson's 20th homicide victim for the year," says KGUN 9. "Man, 23, shot dead at motel," according to the Arizona Daily Star. I'm here to tell you that my very best friend is dead. In this world of 6 billion people walking around doing things, my best friend is nowhere anymore. And it's not even about me. I saw his mom last night. She's a wonderful, beautiful woman. She was so distraught. To see her pain - a mother who so loved her son, a love reciprocated - was the most horrible thing I have ever seen. That poor woman. I held her so tight.
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