Victims' Families Draw Strength from Each Other

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Updated: 11:14 PM Jul 8, 2009 Victims' Families Draw Strength from Each Other Meridian, Miss. The most violent workplace shooting in Lauderdale County's history was remembered Wednesday, along with the victims' families who are still trying to recover from the pain and loss. Posted: 7:06 PM Jul 8, 2009 Reporter: Andrea Williams Email Address: andrea.williams@wtok.com

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Posted by: Dave on Jul 9, 2009 at 07:03 PM

While Doug Williams family also hurts and needs friends and caring, you have to be kidding about others paying RESPECTS to a man who killed six people. Not happening, Anonymous. I will say a prayer for his family though.

Posted by: Ang Location: Collinsville, MS on Jul 9, 2009 at 02:19 PM

I feel for all the families, but there comes a point that perhaps, just a quiet ceremony on the anniversary date including the families and friends, but no news media. I'm sure, for the families, it's still painful every day of the year.

Posted by: BJ on Jul 9, 2009 at 01:39 PM

I don't know what you mean about the Doug Williams family being shunned. Did they wish to attend and were turned away? I don't think so. There is a core difference in his family suffering the loss of him and these other families losing their loved ones. The loved ones of these other families were murdered by Doug Williams. Doug Williams chose to do that. The real victims did not choose to be shot to death. Doug Williams took his own life. He was not murdered as he stood unarmed doing his job and not hurting anyone. Do you see the difference here? It's a really big difference. Doug Williams had a family and friends who, no doubt, cared for him. He did this to them, too, but by his own choice. I don't know all these families, but I know Jinnell Miller. That lovely woman would not turn anyone away who wished to attend, mourn and heal.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 9, 2009 at 12:53 PM

You know, there was one other family that was left out. Left out by the judgment we put on people, which is not left to us, but reserved by God, the Almighty Creator. Doug Williams had a family, too. That family is shunned for something they did not do. I suppose we should learn to be loyal judges and not pay respects to the dead we deem responsible. Perhaps on judgment day we will see we are all fallible.