Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 13, 2018
Commentary: How to keep going after a mass shooter kills your husband
This undated photo shows reporter John McNamara of the Capital Gazette. McNamara was one of the victims when an active shooter targeted the newsroom, Thursday, June 28, 2018 in Annapolis, Md. (The Baltimore Sun via AP)The text messages that begin arriving on June 28 end my ordinary life. "Where does your husband work?" "What's happening in Annapolis?" "Have you seen the news?" My husband, John McNamara, is a reporter for the Capital Gazette. I am at my office, a government agency just outside Washington, D.C.
I know there are times he forgets his phone. I recall each of those times to myself. Then I repeat them to other federal workers passing by.