My mom was killed in a fire last night.

[scratch_llll]

Moms love us like no other so your loss in incalculable but it seems the world lost as well. I wish words could help at a time like this. Keep your loved ones close and allow yourself to lean a little. My sympathy to you.

[Rico]

Dio - so sorry to hear this. cadolphin and I send our sincere condolences.

In times like this it’s very heartening to see the SDMB family come together.

Peace, my friend.

[Argent_Towers]

Just now noticed this horrible news…I am so sorry.

[F.U.Shakespeare]

I’m so sorry Dio. She sounds like a brilliant, fascinating person.

Along with all your other friends here, I extend my sympathies.

[Starving_Artist]

Damn, Dio, I am so very sorry to hear about your mom. All I can think of to say is I can say is how sorry I am and that I’m pulling for you and your family to get through this as well as humanly possible.

[eleanorigby]

She’s sounds wonderful, Dio. I hope you find some answers and guidance soon.

[Boyo_Jim]

Dio, I’m very sorry for your loss. Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman. When time and emotion permit, it would be great if you could post some stories about her.

[Hockey_Monkey]

I’m so terribly sorry to hear this news. I simply cannot imagine the pain you are going through right now. Please know that you and your family will be in my thoughts.

[Katriona]

I’m so sorry, Dio.

[sugar_and_spice]

I’m very sorry. She sounds like an amazing woman.

[BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed]

Jesus Christ dude, no one expects shit like this. Sorry it had to happen to you. It sounds like she was an amazing person.

[GIGObuster]

I’m really sorry for your loss.

[Happy_Fun_Ball]

I am truly sorry for your loss, what an awful day!

[Marley23]

@Diogenes_the_Cynic

Yeah, she had a piece of a Pulitzer Prize. Her proudest accomplishment. She also once got individually nominated for another Pulitzer before that, and won a ton of other reporting awards. She was a great political reporter, extremely smart, was on a first name basis with multiple US Senators, Congressmen and Governors, knew where all the bodies were buried, did some occasional appearances on local television and radio shows. She did a couple of talking head appearances on CNN. She’s the only person I ever knew who actually read Hillary’s health care plan from cover to cover, and I have a vivid memory of her dissecting a local right wing radio host on the air about it, totally exposed him as having no idea what he was talking about. My mother was very difficult to debate. She would just snow you under with facts and cites. She would have been a good Doper.

I’m very impressed. I’m sorry we didn’t have her here personally but she sound amazing and I can see we got to know her a little bit through you.

[Gleena]

I am so sorry, Dio. Nothing I can say seems adequate.

[overlyverbose]

Oh, God, I’m so sorry.

[C3]

I’m so sorry to hear this - you and your family are in my thoughts.

[ladysorrowfree]

I’m terribly sorry for your loss, and will be thinking of you and your family.

[Boyo_Jim]

@Diogenes_the_Cynic

I don’t know what’s taking so long, but I still haven’t heard back. They have our phone numbers because I gave them to the PD this morning. My brother (Cricetus/tnetennba) said his wife also talked to the FD a little bit this afternoon, but didn’t get much more information, but they sort of confirmed the identification off the record. Maybe it’s taking longer to get a positive ID without somebody there…

That is almost certainly the case. My dad died alone in his home, and he was found by the police, and it a couple of days to get a confirmation, mostly because us kids were all a long way away and our mom had died some years before.

[Digital_is_the_new_Analog]

I’m so sorry, Dio…I wish there was something useful to say, other than to know you have friends here who care.
-D/a