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March's Letter from the Editor
Ibrhave to admit, I've led a fortunate existence up until this point. For 37 yearsbrand counting, it's been a very good run — for which I'm thankful. I've yet tobrspend more than one night in a hospital. Just as fortunate are those close tobrme who have never faced the unimaginable.
Withbrso much optimistic water running beneath the bridge of my life and the lives ofbrmy loved ones, I've been left relatively naive to the nature of tragedy. But,brfor a moment, on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, the water stood still.
Havingbrfamily in Connecticut, I became a little more than responsive upon readingbrabout the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary. I launched Google Maps tobrcompare the incident's location to the whereabouts of my two elementary-agedbrnieces. What flashed across my screen made my heart sink — 14 miles — almostbrexactly how far I was bussed to school at that age.
Abrprompt call to the cell phone of my usually available brother wentbrunanswered. Little did I know, he wasbrglued to the television after receiving notification that his daughter'sbrschool, mere miles away, was under lock-down. Eventually, I was able to speakbrwith him, and I learned that my family narrowly dodged being part of a seriousbrnational tragedy.
Acrossbrthe country and closer to home, we like to think these tragic events won't everbrhappen to us. Over the span of four months, that thinking has been tragicallybrdisrupted — students and families from Carroll ISD have suffered the loss ofbrsix classmates. With the help of school,brcity and community resources, they continue to deal with more tragedy in abrschool year than many people do in a lifetime.
Recentbrevents have brought us awareness that tragedy can hit home when you leastbrexpect it. It can happen to any one of us at any time, and that's got us allbrbuzzing. However, amidst the tragedies, a silver lining has appeared…in thebrforms of candlelight vigils, community-wide forums on long-neglected topics andbra renewed interest in protecting our families.
Webrare proud to provide just one of the many forums where our community is able tobrdiscuss these urgent issues. In this issue, we strive to bring forth thebrpositive side of life amidst such sobering events and take a look at how ourbrcommunity is coming together to pave a new path of healing for the class ofbr2013 and all who come after them.
Yours in Southlake Style...
Mike Tesoriero