Early in the afternoon on April 16, 2017 -- Easter Sunday -- 74 year old Robert Godwin Sr. went out to collect cans in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Shortly after beginning his routine walk home, Robert was confronted, shot, and murdered by a stranger. Compounding on the senseless horror, the shooter filmed and livestreamed the murder, uploading the footage to Facebook. Robert left behind 10 children, 14 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, who were left to deal not just with the loss of their loved one, but with the trauma of a media storm.

To discuss the process of surviving after gun violence, the reality of dealing with trauma, and how everyone can be a better support system to those in their lives experiencing grief, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by three of Robert's children -- 911 operator Malisa Godwin, author and nurse Tonya R. Godwin-Baines, and Brady's Director of Human Resources, Brenda Haymon.

Mentioned in this podcast:
From Grief to Grace (Halo Publishing)
Family remembers Robert Godwin Sr. on 3rd anniversary of his murder (WKYC)
The Facebook victim was a granddad walking home after Easter meal (CNN)
Daughter pleads to suspect who shot and killed 74-year-old father: ‘I ask that you please surrender. I forgive you’ (Fox 8)

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