a tragedy like this requires. for those who were harmed, those who were killed, they are part of our family. an american family. 300 million strong. we may not have known them personally. but surely we see ourselves in them. in george and dot, in dorwin and mavy, we sense the abiding love we have for our own husbands, our own wives, our own life partners. phyllis, she s our mom or our grand mom. gabe, our brother. or son.
of reflection, of making sure we align our values with our actions, that i believe is what a tragedy like this requires. for those who were harmed, those who were killed, they are part of our family, an american family, 300 million strong. [ applause ] we may not have known them personally, but surely we see ourselves in them. in george and dot, in dorwin and mavy, we sense the abiding love we have for our own husbands, our own wives, our own life partners. phyllis, she s our mom or our grandmom.
an american family. 300 million strong. [ applause ] we may not have known them personally, but surely we see ourselves in them. in george, in dot, in dorwin and mavy, we sense the abiding love we have for our own husbands, our own wives, our own life partners. phyllis, she s our mom or our grandmom. gabe, our brother or son. in judge roll, we recognize not only a man who prized his family and doing his job well, but also a man who embodied america s fidelity to the law. and in gabby, in gabby we see a
she took a liking to gabby. and wanted to get to know her better. dorwan and mavy stoddard grew up in tucson together, about 70 years ago. they moved apart and started their own respective families. but after both were widowed, they found their way back here to, as one of mavy s daughters put it, be boyfriend and girlfriend again. when they weren t out on the road in their motor home, you could find them just up the road, helping folks in need at the mountain avenue church of christ. a retired construction worker, dorwin spent time fixing up the church along with his dog tux. his final act of selflessness
a tragedy like this requires. for those who were harmed, those who were killed, they are part of our family, an american family, 300 million strong. [ applause ] we may not have known them personally, but surely we see ourselves in them. in george and dot, in dorwin and mavy, we sense the abiding love we have for our own husbands, our own wives, our own life partners. phyllis, she s our mom or our grandmom. gabe, our brother or son,