All death is tragic.
If it were not so, life itself would be meaningless. Still, a death such as this is even more tragic, as the officers who gave their lives in the service of their community still had so much more to give. The deaths of Officer Dan Pope and Ron Jeter is a tragedy in which we all share. Whether as family or friends, neighbors or members of the community, law enforcement officers or other criminal justice associates, we all have suffered and share in the overwhelming grief that is left following their senseless and untimely death. As we reflect on their lives, we must remember how full and complete those lives were and be comforted by all that they had accomplished.