God bless the Jenkin's family and let them heal.

"it was nothing perosnal, things got out of hand." Wow. what an understatement. The state will spend more money taking care of this convicted murderer than it will taking care of the widow and child. I appreciate the victim impact statements. It is sad how such a tredy can affect so many people. I wish the family all the best and hope you can find the place to forgive, the peace to live and the comfort of happy memories. Mr. Malcolm, I wish you the same, prison can be a horrible place. You'll now know what it feels like to lose life and family.

It would be nice if he had a real nice cell mate.

The loss of life for any reason is so sad.

Anger and impatience...similar to road rage lead to loss of lives for what? Just because someone chooses to lose it...we have to see this tragic event unfold and change a families life forever.

Both the victims and the murders families have been affected.

There is no place in our heart to harbor hatred or anger...of course the grieving process allows that we naturally will have this for a time, but I hope the family of the lost loved one will heal and forgive so that life can move forward for them for what they have left to live...live for yourselves and for that little boy and show the world that you are not going to let some impatient person who took a life run yours.

I wish for the entire family of the victim healing and peace...and forgiveness as hard as it is...it's really very critical...

This family needs to do something positive about the hate or it will consume them for life. Something real bad happened and it will always be in their lives, but it need not consume them or be their excuse for failure. Every time Roger Allen Malcolm comes up for Parole they need to be there to stop it. As a Team and as a family, weather or not Verne Jenkins Wife lives for the Memory or Not. Verne Jenkins Son needs to grow up in a suitable home not one consumed in Hate and Bitterness. As he will come out leading an unstable and poor life being violent and unable to form lasting relationships. Maybe CPS should keep an eye on the boys home environment. The family needs to bond and work together. Anger, Hate and Substance Abuse will not bring anyone back and will do nothing to Honor Verne Jenkins. A Scholarship fund for his son, held in Trust by a 3rd party would do the most good towards honoring Mr. Jenkins, and assuring his son a decent start in life. How many people they lose because of Mr. Jenkins Death depends on how they Cope with it.

I personally worked with Verne Jenkins at Copperview Community Center in the mid nineties. He was a mentor and a teacher and a friend to underprivaleged children who needed a role model in their lives. Verne was excactly that. Everyone loved him. I knew him very personally and loved him as well. His smile, personality and tender heart was contagious. Verne was a great man and his loss is felt by all who knew him.

For those of you who feel you need to advise the family on how to feel I would caution you to tread carefully on such a tender situation. I know your intentions are well and I agree that healing and forgiveness need to come and eventually they may. But how would you feel? Honestly. Put yourself in their shoes. Had you experienced the awful tragedy that is this family's reality you wouldn't dare to assume what they need or what they should do. Lets reserve counsel for those the family asks it of.

To the family. I loved Verne, I admired Verne and am thankful for the opportunity I had to work with him. You are all in my prayers. God Bless

RIP Verne. You were a great man. Your loss is truly felt.

I hope that the family will be able to overcome their hatred and their anger, and find peace in their lives.

A guy, a normal guy like you and me goes off to work so he can support his wife and children. And someone carrying a loaded gun ends his life with no more than a second thought. Then we have all of these armchair do-gooders sitting at home stating that the family should move on and forgive the man. Perhaps instead of being so self rightous wouldnt it be better if all of you went out into the streets and shouted out to the world that you have had enough?!

Forgiveness does not come over night, only God can take away this kind of pain. You have to continue to pray and ask God to help you understand the purpose of Verne's death. It might be to save the family from some other bad thing, I don't know, but I believe that everthing happen for a reason. Take some long walks, exercise, and spend a great deal of time meditating. Free your mind from present thoughts and let God begain to speak to you. Try some good books in the self help area of the book store. One good book is (The Power of Now)by Eckhart Tolle, but remind you, there is no easy way back to finding yourself. Our life experiences make us who we are, and right now you are not sure who you are because a part of you has died. It takes time to understand the new you. May God heal your broken heart and give you closure.