RIP Mo

I'm still not even convinced this is real. But, enough folks around me are, so until I have confirmed with the county coroner, I suppose I'm left no choice but to believe it.

A good friend of mine, Mo (Melissa) Simmons, passed on today. She committed suicide, alegedly shooting herself (she was an avid gun fanatic).

I still don't understand it. Mo was tough as nails. Not much got to her. Even when it did, she shook it off like nothing ever happened. What led her to take her life? It makes so little sense.

Everyone who knew Mo loved her. She was the kind of person would give you the shirt off her back one minute if you were freezing and inform you how annoying you were being the next. Brutal honesty was the M-O for Mo.

We all loved her for it.

Mo was more than a bartender. When her shift was over, she came to our side of the bar and was our friend, our sis'.

I've never lost anyone to suicide. I've never lost a friend that I was that close to. It's difficult to say the least. I can only hope that she's found peace, peace we didn't realize she lacked here on earth.

Gregsta'