Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Natalie Corona, Died While on Duty. 1996-2019. What a shocking, needless death which struck us all. While on a routine call for a car collision in Davis, California, She was suddenly shot multiple times by an intruding murderer. This terrible, tortured man then committed suicide. Natalie was following in her Sheriff-father's footsteps, To maintain peace and order wherever she would be. She was only 22 years old: A playful, fun-loving young woman. She had been patrolling solo for only two brief weeks. She had become what she had always wanted. At her graduation and swearing in ceremony From the Sacramento Police Academy, Her Sheriff-father had pinned the badge on his daughter, Natalie. There were many at her memorial candlelight vigil-- It was said, "She was the best of us." A 'Blue Lives Matter' flag was placed where she had fallen. Such an absolutely needless death of an aspiring young person, Being endowed with incredible foresight. She leaves her parents and three younger sisters behind, As well as the rest of us who continually ask, "Why?" Frank Maurer 1 November 2025 1550 Hours.