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August 03, 2004
Class (noun)
The Soares family, the parents of Lori Hacking are the definition of class. We all know a terrible tragedy has affected them yet they still think of the Hacking family. While the legal process must run its course, I think we all know what happened and what will happen.
How terrible it must be to lose a child, how terrible it must be to lose a loved one in a violent crime. Lori’s family had been doubly hurt by someone they trusted, someone they loved. When others would have turned away from others, who would have thought only of themselves and their own loss the Soares family thought also of the parents and family of the man accused of killing their beautiful daughter. Truly there two lives lost here, Lori has lost her life, and Mark Hacking has lost the life he once knew. The Soares family has lost a daughter and the Hacking family has lost a son although in a completely different way. None of us will ever know what compelled Mark Hacking to take Lori’s life- something so disordered that he lived his life as a lie.
The compassion the Soares family has shown to the Hacking family is remarkable, yet it is what we all hope our families would do in similar circumstances. While I don’t know a great deal about the LDS Church I can say with certainty that compassion is a value they share with other faiths. The Soares are certain they will meet their daughter again. So am I.
To the Soares family: in your time of grief you showed us how to act, you showed us what love means and you showed us what compassion is. Thank you for showing us how to act, how to live, how to love one another. Lori’s life was cut short, but the lessons we learned from her and her family will endure. God bless you, God bless us all.
Posted by Matthew at August 3, 2004 03:10 AM