Daughter of Von Maur shooting victim says she continues to be inspired by late mother

This is not a gun post. This is simply a story of how the victim's daughter has had to cope with her mom's death from a mall shooting. Then she was in school when a principle was killed a few years later.

Gunman Kills Eight, Then Himself, at Omaha Shopping Mall: http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/12/06/gunman-kills-eight-then-himself-at-omaha-shopping-mall.html

I was sitting in Santa's chair with a long line of kids when this mall shooting happened: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ne-supreme-court/1133175.html

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Samantha Flynn's mother was killed in the 2007 Von Maur shooting, and she was a junior at Millard South in 2011 when a gunman opened fire.

http://www.omaha.com/momaha/daughter-of-von-maur-shooting-victim-says-she-continues-to/article_0937d4df-cd37-5731-8659-83966dcc6ab5.html

POSTED: THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 12:30 AM

Editor’s Note: Samantha Flynn, 21, is an Omaha college student pursuing a career in law enforcement. Her career choice grew out of her passion to serve the community after losing her mother in the 2007 Von Maur shooting and living through the 2011 Millard South High School shooting. The World-Herald asked Flynn to share her story.

Today is my mom’s birthday. Her name was Beverly Flynn, and she was one of eight innocent people killed in the Von Maur shooting in December 2007. She would have been 56.

It’s hard not having my mom here, but I’m thankful for the people I do have with me. My dad Patrick has always kept our family — my two sisters and I — close. Even though we are all super-busy, we make time to get together at least once a month. Family is so important.

The loss of my mother is easier to deal with as each year passes. I focus on all of the good things her life has brought to me instead of dwelling on her death.

FULL story at link.