Gabe Zimmerman, the congressional aide who was a fatal victim of the Tucson massacre was a friend of MS, and many of my friends.

The details are still few but I got a call from one of my friends at the Tucson chapter who told me that Gabe was a leading fundraiser for the Tucson walk and volunteered many many hours.

Besides losing Gabe, I also had met 2 others who were wounded when I went to Tucson for the walk. These two are friends of my friends in Tucson who have MS.

Tragedies like this are always horrifying, but to know victims makes it all that much harder.

My prayers go up to Gabe's family, fiancee, my friends who are grieving, and everyone whose life has been hurt or destroyed by this madman.