2. Selene did a great job, of course. And I really thought I could hold it together. I moved through the rooms with my tripod, focusing on the trees and ornaments. All I could think about was Wendi. I felt like she was with me, that she was actually present.
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3. Not in a "ghost" sense, I hope she has moved on to a better world then Capital feature stories : ) But she was there in my mind. I could almost hear her voice echoing through the empty rooms. "How many cookies are you making this year?", her favorite question..
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4. I was ok til the very end. Interviewed the butler, like I have every year, and when we were done she took me aside and whispered, "I really miss Wendi. Next year I'm going to name a cookie for her."
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5. And that was it. The tears started, and I'm standing in the Maryland Governors home weeping to myself about my dead friend. She died in The Capital newsroom on June 28th, shot by a man who wanted to kill every journalist he could.
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6. We don't know what set him off yet. After years of silence. What finally pushed him far enough that he loaded his shotgun, drove the 40 minutes from Laurel, parked his car, walked through the busy lobby, barricaded our back exit, blasted the simple fragile glass door.
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7. Five people died, Rebecca, Wendi, Gerald, Rob, John. I always type their names in the order I think they were killed. I think, Rebecca first, at the door. Wendi charged him. Gerald and Rob were trapped in their cubicle. John, trying to get out the blocked exit.
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9. Every year Wendi made us all Oreo holiday cookies. except for the one year she made us jarred pesto. The question came up yesterday in the newsroom, who is going to make the cookies this year? Selene spoke up, I will.
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10. I don't have a wrap-up to this story. I cried on and off all day. I miss her very much. I'm comforted that in a way she's still with me, when I do the work that she loved to do. Journalism. Patriotic, truth telling, American. We'll keep on doing the work.
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11. And if we die for it, someone else will pick up the threads, and report on the holiday decorations at the Governor's house. Its what we do. -30-
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#AdamWard’s Dad was my HSGuidanceCounselor, & I had a class w/ his older sister, who was a grade above me. Adam was the@WDBJ7 camera man, who was murdered w/the reporter,#AlisonParker, at#SmithMountainLake. Her BF, who was also a journalist,@ChrisHurstVA, is now a#Delegate… -
Thanks. I think about Adam and Alison a lot.
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Thank You for doing your part to record our history! So sorry that
#WendiWinters is no longer able to be a part of your news team. Keep her legacy alive with your hard work, and these public reminders of her positive impact on the lives around her.
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Thank you for this fantastic thread. Difficult to read but more difficult to live through for you. Much appreciated!
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Thanks Ms. Griffin.
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I keep trying to find the right words but I have none, except that while I don't know you, I am thinking of you today as you ride out this wave of grief. I'm so sorry.
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You found the words Liz. I love you all.
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Crying reading this, and thinking of the photo of your team writing the story of that day on the back of a truck in the parking deck. Journalists.Keep.Going. Every day. You have the love and support of so many. What you do MATTERS.
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I’m so sorry for your loss.
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@capgaznews Readers' loss, Maryland's loss, America's loss...Not only at Christmas but all year long. We know Capital Gazette,@washingtonpost,@CNN,@MSNBC,@abcnews,@CBSNews,@NBCNews,@APNews etc Not our enemy. Hope you're gifted lots of w/Christmas Cookies from community
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