Sorrow on Mother's Day

Forgive us if Mother's Day this year doesn't cheer the heart as it normally does.

We have two mothers in mind, moms who are grieving the loss of a son and of a husband. His name is Greg Moore.

Moore was shot and killed Tuesday in the line of duty as a Coeur d'Alene Police officer. Sure, Greg's mother and his wife knew that something like this could happen. He was a cop, just like his dad was, and his job was dangerous. But to be culled from the living so violently, so prematurely will leave unanswerable questions and unfillable voids in the minds and hearts of those two women for the rest of their lives. Happy Mother's Day? Not for them, it isn't.

But if they're as good as moms as Greg clearly was as a dad - and that, by all accounts, was exceedingly good - then it's conceivable they would want you to think about this:

Let something good come from Greg's death. Today that something could take the form of sons and daughters, of mothers and fathers, recognizing soberly how quickly our time together can end. Make the most of every moment; take nothing for granted. For each of us, tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

Pay the best possible tribute to the mother or mothers in your life. It doesn't cost a thing. Just love them.