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On writing the community grief story By juliancavazos in Julian Cavazos May 31, 2009

It wasn't the easiest article to write.

In fact, it was really hard.

No parent likes to read about their child pass away, and no reporter likes writing about it either.

I can't imagine what the Garcias, the Burleigh's and the Bludau's must have been feeling. I had to be brave and contact them, and I'm thankful that I got the chance to speak to all of them about how wonderful their children were.

Maybe the parents didn't notice, but I got a bit teary eyed as they spoke about their children. I tried to hide it as well as I could.

At times, it even got me a little down, but I got through it, and just kept writing.

Each of these three kids touched the lives of the people around them, and will not be forgotten by their friends, their family, the Crossroads, or the Victoria Advocate.

What I like about our newspaper is that it is very community-oriented. We try and keep the readers' interest best at heart. That's what I wanted to do with this story- to unite the Crossroads together as they deal with this hard time together.

My heart goes out to them, and as they are already doing, I hope they continue celebrate their children's lives, instead of dwelling upon how they died.

Thanks to all those who helped me make this article possible.

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