As we mark Father’s Day here nationwide, it is important to say thank you to all the dads having made a difference.
While I never had children, I can only imagine the sacrifices that both men and women put into raising one child or multiples ones.
The deaths last fall of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin not only rocked Moscow, Idaho, but countless other towns and cities across the country. The four were brutally murdered in the off campus home that Goncalves, Mogen and Kernodle lived in. Chapin, boyfriend of Kernodle, was spending the night there.
Steve Goncalves, Ben Mogen, Steve Laramie (stepfather of Madison Mogen), Jeff Kernodle and Jim Chapin face their first Father’s Day without their beloved children killed in the early morning hours of Nov. 13.
While there will be plenty of time to talk more about the case moving forward, today is a day to send love to Steve G., Ben, Steve, Jeff and Jim.
I think it is safe to say after this tragic event that Kaylee, Madison, Xana and Ethan have millions of adopted parents nationwide now wanting justice for them and their families.
Trust me when I say that many will make sure the four are not forgotten.
For those five fathers having their first Father’s Day without their University of Idaho kids today, you are not forgotten either.
DavidAlanThomas 
Happy Father’s Day to each of them! My heart breaks for them..as a parent I just cannot imagine.
My thoughts are with all the families on this fathers day. Celebrate in a different way. Their children were one of a kind. Each one would want to celebrate with you so celebrate in a positive way! Do not let the negative win.