Absolutely heartbreaking:

<< Cpl. Nathan Cirillo of Hamilton loved plenty of things about life, but nothing more than being with his five-year-old son. His face routinely glowed when he talked about his son, whom he raised alone as a single father. “I feel so bad right now for his kid,” friend Randi Lotsberg recalled on Thursday. “Now his son doesn’t have a dad.” Lotsberg said she respected how Cirillo provided his son with a loving home when he became a single father in his late teens. “He raised his son on his own,” Lotsberg said. “The mom wasn’t in the picture. He stepped up. Definitely admirable.” >>

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/10/23/cpl_nathan_cirillo_loved_life_especially_being_a_dad_former_girlfriend.html

Every death is a tragedy... but somehow knowing that he was a single parent with an adoring child broke my heart even more. You can see how close they were in their pictures together:

http://instagram.com/p/qnCK5NE5Sc/

Rest in peace, Nathan... my heart goes out to your whole family. I hope your son's mom takes as good care of your son as you did. RIP.