Sister Of Fallen Euless Officer Writes What 5 More Families Are Going Through
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(CBSDFW.COM) - The sister of fallen Euless police officer David Hofer, who died in the line of duty March 1, is expressing her grief over the ambush killing of five officers in Dallas last Thursday.
Meret Hofer wrote a blog for the Huffington Post about what she knows five other families are going through right now.
"I think about the moment you receive a phone call or a visit from a panicked loved one and you hear the words uttered that: "He was shot. He's gone." And all you can think is: "No, it can't be. It's not him. It can't be him. I love him. He can't be gone. He's a good person. He can't be gone."
Hofer talks about the entire process from making funeral arrangements to what it's like months later.
I think about how you will go to sleep at night, exhausted, and when you wake up, for just a moment things will be ok, and then the knowledge of what has happened will wash over you and you will experience the deepest, darkest sadness you will ever know. And this will happen morning after morning, at least for a little while.
I'm no expert at grieving, but I'm a few months ahead of where you are. There is nothing that anyone will say or do that will feel right, because right now everything is just wrong. People will try to comfort you, tell you there is a reason for everything, tell you that an angel went home or that something good will come from all this.
To read the entire letter, click here.
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