we want everyone to hears tom s story to know that he lived his life believing in redemption and the ability of the human heart to be changed. he would want justice, certainly, but moreover, he would want forgiveness. our family prays for the family of the man who took tom s life, for god s mercy in their lives and for a way for them to find peace. that is lisa clements. she is the widow of colorado prison s chief, tom clements, who was shot to death last week as he answered the front door of their home in monument, colorado. mrs. clements today speaking at a huge memorial service, honoring her husband. in his tribute to the man he brought to the state two years ago to run colorado prisons, the
said that tom clements believed, quote, at the core of his person, that anyone can be redeemed. in terms of the investigation into this murder, the immediate contextual question was whether it was questioned to tom clements work in the prisons. could this have been random? could this have been personal? or could this have been related to his work in colorado s prisons, his work in the prisons in missouri before he came to colorado, could it have been connected to overall political issues in the state of colorado. the killing happened just hours before governor hickenlooper signed into law the state s contentious but historic new gun reform legislation. tom clements was a supporter of that legislation. and during the legislative debate over the gun control bills in colorado, criminal charges were brought against anti-gun control activists who had threatened to kill legislators and their family members, because the legislators supported the new reforms. in the wake of the tom clements m