Aurora, CO

The horrible event that took place at a movie theater in Colorado on Friday has affected many individuals, families, and communities.  The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater family was not left unscathed as a 2008 graduate, John Larimer, lost his life.  The 27 year old had double-majored in Political Science and History, and was a member of the U.S. Tenth Fleet Cyber Command at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.  As saddening as the events were on that day, it is always inspiring to watch the way people will come together to help one another rise above the suffering caused by evil such as this.  The hospital staffs, local law enforcement, members of the community, the media, and even politicians have demonstrated how caring and compassionate the vast majority of society really is.  We all mourn the suffering brought upon dozens of innocent individuals in the wake of some incoherent rage.  May mankind find a way to eliminate these acts of violence from the theater in Aurora, to the streets of Chicago, and around the world from Damascus to the Congo.  If that goal is never to be reached, then at least may we work together as well as the Aurora community has in its wake.